Estimate : 3 000 - 4 000 €
Sold 15 000 €
Rare agarwood compartment box designed in imitation of a Japanese inro, the case opens with a miniature drawer revealing three rotating compartments. The rim is carved with openwork. One side features two figures seated at an outdoor table. The reverse features an inscription:
‘他日期君何处好,寒流石上一株松’ -Poem by 卢仝(Lu Tong)
Sculptor’s signature and stamp: 徐方来(Xu fanglai)
Height: 8 cm
Width: 5 cm
Depth: 2.5 cm
Provenance: French private collection
Rare agarwood compartment box - CHINA - 18th century
Rare agarwood compartment box - CHINA - 18th century
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