Description:
Set of Ten Bamboo Cups in a Box, China, 20th century, each wine cup carved with Chinese poems from the Tang and Song dynasties, some signed and dated dingyou year (1957),four Chinese characters "Ya Ren Qing Gong" on the cover of box translated as "elegant settings for leisure time," signed "Menglou" (Wang Wenzhi, a Qing Dynasty calligrapher),dated "gengchen" year (1940),cup ht. 2, box 3 x 14 x 7 in.
Estimate $800-1,000
age crack to the box cover, all shaped cups in good condition.
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Keywords
Wang Wenzhi, ChinaSuhyung Kim
Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3263
Helen Eagles
Deputy Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3132
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