Asian Art - Marlborough
Description:
Tea Brick, China, mid-20th century, rectangular, one side with five stars impressed above a memorial arch flanked by tea trees, below with the characters "Zhongguo cha ye gongsi" (Chinese Tea Company) and "zhao li qiao zhuan cha chang zhi zao" (Made by Zhao Li Qiao Tea Brick Factory),reverse with sixteen endless knots each in a rectangular reserve, 3/4 x 9 3/8 x 7 3/8 in.
Estimate $200-300
in good condition but brittle with some details flaking away.
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