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Antique Wooden Carrier With Hallmark and Dated to the Reign of Emperor Tongzhi - a Pair

Name: Antique Wooden Carrier With Hallmark and Dated to the Reign of Emperor Tongzhi - a Pair
Price: 295 USD
Availability: InStock

$295

Three friends S.

Lindenhurst, IL

Condition Notes: Colors have faded and the objects' patina shows wear. Colors have faded and the objects' patina shows wear. less

Description: The pair of black and red lacquer over wood carriers is unique and in my experience there is not a … more The pair of black and red lacquer over wood carriers is unique and in my experience there is not a similar pair. Its function too is a mystery, it has been suggested that since there is hardware on the top they could be carriers for oil containers used by a lamp lighter on his rounds. In any case, what is so special about the carriers are the inscriptions: on one side is a date - the 2nd year of Tongzi, 1857. The second inscription states the hallmark where the carriers belonged - Zhou Fu Yuan Tong. It is not so rare, but quite uncommon to have a name of a place where an object belongs. For sure these carriers were made to hold objects, though what objects they held we may never know. The provenance is most possibly Shanxi Province where stately homes are preserved in several sites by UNESCO. less

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Lindenhurst, IL

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