CHINESE ARCHAISTIC CARVED HARDSTONE SQUARE BOX

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Ottawa, Ontario, CA

CHINESE SCHOOL (20TH CENTURY / ARCHAISTIC STYLE) CARVED MOTTLED GREY AND BEIGE HARDSTONE OR JADE-TYPE SQUARE COVERED BOX OR CENSER (FANGDING FORM) THE SQUARED BODY RAISED ON FOUR SHORT PAW OR ZOOMORPHIC FEET, CARVED IN LOW RELIEF TO THE SIDES WITH TAOTIE MASKS, ARCHAIC SCROLLS, AND COLUMNS OF SEAL SCRIPT (ZHUANSHU) THE STEPPED SQUARED COVER…

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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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CHINESE SCHOOL (20TH CENTURY / ARCHAISTIC STYLE)
CARVED MOTTLED GREY AND BEIGE HARDSTONE OR JADE-TYPE SQUARE COVERED BOX OR CENSER (FANGDING FORM)
THE SQUARED BODY RAISED ON FOUR SHORT PAW OR ZOOMORPHIC FEET, CARVED IN LOW RELIEF TO THE SIDES WITH TAOTIE MASKS, ARCHAIC SCROLLS, AND COLUMNS OF SEAL SCRIPT (ZHUANSHU)
THE STEPPED SQUARED COVER CENTERING AN ARCHED CREST INCISED WITH RUNNING CLOUDS AND STYLIZED MOTIFS
THE UNDERSIDE CARVED WITH A CIRCULAR DRAGON ROUNDEL FLANKED BY SEVEN CHARACTERS
APPROX. 4.75 IN HIGH, 4 IN SQUARE