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NEED HELP - Chinese Zitan stand

Posted By: Tim Green
Posted Date: Aug 03, 2010 (05:47 PM)

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I need help with translating the Chinese characters on the four sides of the stand and suggestions on how to restore (or who to contact to restore) the stand.

Here's a link to photos of the stand....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23676403@N07/4858020959/in/set-72157624648431322/

The approx. measurements are 12" long, 7" wide, and 4" tall. The mother-of-pearl inlay is exceptional and the wood apopears to be Zitan. I think the stand is 18th c. and I am wondering if it is Imperial.

All of the glue is either loos or missing. There are two significant losses of inlay on the longest sides, both in the center and appear to have occured in the 19th c. as someone has filled the missing mother-of-pearl with red/brown wax. There are some smaller inlay losses, but not many.

Please help. You can contact me directly at my [email protected]

Thanks.

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Re: NEED HELP - Chinese Zitan stand - Kirkwood Paterson - Sep 11, 2012 (09:19 PM)