A pair of lacquered wood covered jars and stands, 19th/20th century

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE

each jar of ovoid form, the sides painted and gilt on the dark green ground with groups of figures variously occupied in a continuous landscape setting, interspersed with gilt character panels, the cover with carved borders around a lion knop, the reddish lacquered circular stand supported on four cabriole legs with scroll feet, surmounted by two side supports joined below the scroll terminals and set with a metal hanging loop

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94 cm high overall

Provenance

Yau's Arts Company, Hong Kong, 2003

Condition Report

Some surface wear particularly to the gilding. Some retouching of dents to the edges. Generally good condition.

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