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A Chinese altar stick, Ming dynasty (1368-1644).

Estimate
6 000 - 8 000 SEK
540 - 719 EUR
569 - 759 USD
Hammer price
Unsold
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Head Specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A Chinese altar stick, Ming dynasty (1368-1644).

Baluster shape with a lotus throne by the base, the stupa with a door to one side. Glazed in yellow, green, turkoize and aubergine coloured glaze. Height ceramic part 30,5 cm. Height with mount as a lamp 56 cm.

Crazing. Chips, restored chips.

Provenance

From the Collection of Ebba-Stina Kiku Gadelius (1916-2022), thence by descent.
The foundation of the collection was laid by her father Knut Gadelius (1864-1932), who founded the Gadelius company.
Ebba was the third child of Knut Gadelius, she was born in Tokyo and grew up in Japan. She herself had a career as an artist and textile designer both in the USA and France and her design and art was strongly influcenced by her early years in Japan. The black and white image shows her (girl in white coat to the left) and her siblings and nannys on a trip to the Big Buddha.