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Lot 55
Sale 3386 - Asian Arts
Mar 17, 2012
6:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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$20,000 -
30,000
Lot Description
Large Chinese dali dreamstone and carved hardwood table screen dated to the 33rd year of the chinese republic (1945)
The single rectangular slab of verying hue with natural bands creating a mountain-like design; signed and inscribed with poem about mountains; with custom hardwood stand. Poetic inscription reads: 'Half of the mist is from clouds and half from fog, this stone of natural formation will be sought after by us people, mortal beings and this poem will pass on for generations because of the stone'.
H: 23 3/4 in. W: 29 in.