A PAIR OF ZITAN-VENEERED EMBELLISHED PANELS
19TH CENTURY
Price Realised USD 60,000
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USD 12,000 - USD 18,000
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A PAIR OF ZITAN-VENEERED EMBELLISHED PANELS
19TH CENTURY
Price Realised USD 60,000
Price Realised USD 60,000
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Lot Essay
The design on these panels (bamboo, pine and prunus) represents 'The Three Friends of Winter'. The theme of the 'Three Friends' first emerged in poetry of the Song dynasty and then in paintings of the period. Each plant is symbolic in its own right. Bamboo is naturally flexible and is thus associated with immutability or humility. The pine represents longevity, and the prunus perseverance. As they number three, the ' Three Friends' are also equated to the three religions of China (Buddhism, Daoism and Confucianism), and to the three ideal qualities of a gentleman.
Lot 58
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19TH CENTURY
A PAIR OF ZITAN-VENEERED EMBELLISHED PANELS
Estimate: USD 12,000 - 18,000
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