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THBMassive Chinese Ming Stone Basin Zoomorphic Reliefs
Lot 75c
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
May 19, 2022
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Featuring a very special collection of Fine Art from the Hollywood Hills, including Picasso & Rookwood ceramics! Also included are many fine examples of classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring a very special collection of Fine Art from the Hollywood Hills, including Picasso & Rookwood ceramics! Also included are many fine examples of classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
East Asia, China, late Ming to early Qing Dynasty, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A beautiful and massive stone basin with symbolic zoomorphic forms carved in low relief across the faces. The interior is hollowed out, leaving thick walls that rise upward around the rectangular basin. Each face is carved in low relief with Chinese and Buddhist creatures and symbols that represent prosperity and good luck. The longest side features two phoenixes flanking a yin-yang sun symbol, all above a deer holding a lotus flower. In the upper corners off the border are two etched bats, symbols of good luck. The deer is a symbol from a story of the Buddha, and the phoenix is a sacred mythical creature that represents prosperity and peace. The next face presents a leafy tree with two monkeys, one in the branches eating fruit, and one on the ground. The other longest face is carved with two mythological qilins, a creature with horse-like bodies and dragon heads. The last features a vermilion bird, a celestial symbol of constellations. Flanking the bird are two columns of characters. The corners of each face are carved with scrolling clouds motifs in a vertical column. This monumental piece could have been a memorial or monument of rebirth and life, and prosperity, and is beautifully preserved! Size: 33.5" L x 20" W x 19.5" H (85.1 cm x 50.8 cm x 49.5 cm)
This piece has been searched against the Art Loss Register database and has been cleared. The Art Loss Register maintains the world’s largest database of stolen art, collectibles, and antiques.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private M. Kobiashi collection, Hawaii, USA, 1960 to 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#164904Softening of details and light mineral deposits. Stable fissure that encircles the entire diameter, on the lower part near base. Age and elemental weathering and chips. Traces of white pigments. Nice preservation of details.Condition
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