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A PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE CARVED, GILDED, AND VENEER

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A PAIR OF LARGE CHINESE CARVED, GILDED, AND VENEERED BONE VASES ON STANDS
Late 20th Century
Each vase having a four-sided baluster form with trapezoidal sides and an in-curving base and neck; the pictorial elements carved in low relief, with incised details stained in black and sienna and with gilded highlights; each neck panel depicting an attribute of the Eight Immortals, each main panel below depicting two of the Immortals in an outdoor setting carrying their attribute and separated horizontally by a flying crane; the vases resting on low square fitted stands with bracket feet, each side incised with a central flower roundel surrounded by clouds; most of the surfaces finished with clear enamel; each vase with a metal interior liner.
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Condition: Losses to surface gilding; occasional tiny edge nicks. 23 x 8 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches (58.4 x 22.6 x 22.6 cm) (including stands)
Four pieces total including stands

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