A MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE PAIR OF LARGE IMPERIAL ZITAN LANTERN STANDS AND ZITAN AND SOFTWOOD LANTERNS, TIAO GAN DENG JIA
18TH CENTURY
A MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE PAIR OF LARGE IMPERIAL ZITAN LANTERN STANDS AND ZITAN AND SOFTWOOD LANTERNS, TIAO GAN DENG JIA 18TH CENTURY Each zitan lantern stand constructed from a square, heavily weighted plinth, the waist carved with interlocked scroll centred by a small floret, between borders of ruyi heads and above the shaped aprons carved with further ruyi heads repeated on the short, cabriole feet, each plinth surmounted by zitan vase-form supports finely carved with a 'cracked'-ice pattern and continuous borders of ruyi heads, flanked by upright 'tassled' ruyi scepter-form spandrels, the vases issuing tall, cylindrical zitan poles with elaborately carved phoenix-form terminals, each suspending a two-part zitan and painted and lacquered softwood lantern of octagonal form inset with finely painted glass panels depicting scenes of boys at play and garden settings, framed by gilt borders and a carvedopenwork ground, each lantern suspending silk tassels from silk brocade aprons 102 in. (259 cm.) high, 16 7/8 in. (42.7 cm.) square overall (2)
A MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE PAIR OF LARGE IMPERIAL ZITAN LANTERN STANDS AND ZITAN AND SOFTWOOD LANTERNS, TIAO GAN DENG JIA
18TH CENTURY
A MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE PAIR OF LARGE IMPERIAL ZITAN LANTERN STANDS AND ZITAN AND SOFTWOOD LANTERNS, TIAO GAN DENG JIA 18TH CENTURY Each zitan lantern stand constructed from a square, heavily weighted plinth, the waist carved with interlocked scroll centred by a small floret, between borders of ruyi heads and above the shaped aprons carved with further ruyi heads repeated on the short, cabriole feet, each plinth surmounted by zitan vase-form supports finely carved with a 'cracked'-ice pattern and continuous borders of ruyi heads, flanked by upright 'tassled' ruyi scepter-form spandrels, the vases issuing tall, cylindrical zitan poles with elaborately carved phoenix-form terminals, each suspending a two-part zitan and painted and lacquered softwood lantern of octagonal form inset with finely painted glass panels depicting scenes of boys at play and garden settings, framed by gilt borders and a carvedopenwork ground, each lantern suspending silk tassels from silk brocade aprons 102 in. (259 cm.) high, 16 7/8 in. (42.7 cm.) square overall (2)
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