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11 - A boxwood scholar's table, with incised mythological 'Taotie' design A scholar's table carved from boxwood and raised on four legs. Around its sides runs a continuous band of carving in imitation of the taotie motif — the fearsome mask found on ancient Chinese ritual bronzes — lending the table an air of scholarly antiquity and quiet authority. W: 17.5cm H: 9cm Wooden box China, Qing Dynasty
A boxwood scholar's table, with incised mythological 'Taotie' design A scholar's table carved from boxwood and raised on four legs. Around its sides runs a continuous band of carving in imitation of the taotie motif — the fearsome mask found on ancient Chinese ritual bronzes — lending the table an air of scholarly antiquity and quiet authority. W: 17.5cm H: 9cm Wooden box China, Qing Dynasty