09-19-201509-19-2015
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September 19, 2015 11:00 AMCalender
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Set of Ten Bamboo Cups in a Box

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$5,843$4,750
Auction: Asian Works Of Art - 2843BLocation: BostonDate / Time: September 19, 2015 11:00AM

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, China