AMER AUGUST 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, August 24, 2015.
RARE RUBY-RED GROUND FAMILLE ROSE BUDDHIST STUPA.First half of the 20th Century, China. The shrine is superbly modeled and enameled against a brilliant ruby- red ground with stylized lotus blooms borne on multi-hued vines issuing smaller flowers below monster masks linked by pendant beaded chains. The stupa is supported on a square waisted base decorated with bands of lappets and floral scrolls on a teal ground. Includes rectangular hard-wood box. SIZE: 16-1/2" h x 7-1/2" w. PROVENANCE: Estate Collection from a renowned Taiwanese Diplomatic Family - Cai Wanjun (? - 2011), Xu Shaochang (1913–1999), and Ye Gongchao (1904 – 1981). CONDITION: Good, neck separated from base but intact. 49431-2 SL (12,000-18,000)