LOT 0159 JADE MEDALLION EMBELLISHED ZITAN COVERE…
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The highly valued Zitan wood carved into a shaped square body, with four lobed corners, grooved edges, raised on four cabriole legs and joined by arched stretchers. A carved celadon jade of centralized Shou character medallion embellished on the top cover, interspersed by four ruyi shaped cartouche, set diagonally across toward each corner, pierced and decorated in relief with eight flying Fu bats amidst dense of scrolling ruyi clouds. The exterior side having similar design on each panel within shaped cartouches. Key fret pattern band carved above the apron. The interior covered with imperial-yellow silk. The Zitan wood display smooth lustrous dense hardwood with dark purple-brown patina and feathery fine grain. Dimensions: 10" W x 6-1/2" H LOT NOTES: Zitan is an extremely dense wood; It is a member of the rosewood family and is botanically classified in the Pterocarpus genus. The wood is blackish-purple to blackish-red in color, and its fibers are laden with deep red pigments which have been used for dye since ancient times. Zitan, a slow-growing rosewood evergreen tree, provides wood in very limited supply. This rare Zitan wood was used to make furniture in China as early as the third century. The slow growth of the tree leads to very small, fine grains that make the wood ideal for detailed carving techniques. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the demand for Zitan furniture grew out of control and became closely monitored under the reign of Emperor Qianlong. In 300 years, a Zitan tree only grows to be about 30 feet tall and 10 inches wide. Zitan is such a dense and heavy wood that it is actually incapable of floating in the water
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