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LOT 2103
Chinese Stone Tray with Calligraphy
20TH CENTURY A.D.
15 x 9 1/4 in. (2.13 kg, 38 x 23.5 cm).
The rectangular tray carved from a mottled green soapstone and decorated with bamboo shoots and a panel of a calligraphic poem and a large signature seal. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePreviously with John Eskenazi, London (with label).
Ex London gallery stock.
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