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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 15, 2017 | Bonhams | New York | THE ZUIUN COLLECTION | 5020 | $****** - ****** | A SANDALWOOD SCEPTER |
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37.5 cm (14.75 in)
A scepter carved from well-patinated sandalwood as a piece of lingzhi fungus, with one small stem rising against a larger, more boldly carved stem
With a Japanese double wooden tomobako storage box, the exterior of the outer lid inscribed Tennenboku nyoi (Natural wood scepter) Kono nyoi waga tomo Chikken rōjin iai ima Seihakuken ni oite kore o mata mite atakamo kyūyū ni au no gotoshi chinamite kono sotobako o shikisu Sakaifu ni oite Shūken dai (This scepter was once a treasured possession of my deceased friend [Yokoe] Chikken. Seeing it at again at Seihakuken was like meeting an old friend, so I wrote this inscription on the outer box inscribed by Shūken in Sakai), with a seal the reverse of the lid with a paper seal Seihakuken zō (Seihakuken Collection) the exterior of the inner box inscribed Tennenboku nyoi (Natural wood scepter) Manji'an nansō no shita ni oite Shūken gakujin kan narabi ni dai (Examined and inscribed by the scholar Shūken under the southern window of Manji'an) Chinese padded silk storage bag painted in ink and colors with an auspicious bat, signed and sealed
