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Lot 181

A CHINESE LACQUERED AND GILT-WOOD OFFICIAL COURT SIGN
QING DYNASTY (1644-1912), DATED 1702

The wide rectangular board decorated in low relief gilded intaglio with a four-character inscription against a red ground reading 'Ming Jing Gao Xian' (transparency rules), traditionally hung in a local or regional magistrate's court house.
43cm high, 155cm wide

Estimate $800 - $1,200

Unsold

Some warping to the board, losses to the lacquer and gilding. Possibly regilt at a later date to the original manufacture.


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Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.

Asian Works of Art

AUCTION
Sale: LJ8406
6:00pm - 24 May 2021
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141

VIEWING
Viewing:
Friday 21 - Sunday 23 May, 10am-4pm

CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
asianart@leonardjoel.com.au


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