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Lot 640

An unusual Chinese diorama of a street scene Late Qing dynasty/Republic period Comprising...

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Lot 640

An unusual Chinese diorama of a street scene
Late Qing dynasty/Republic period
Comprising...

Estimate: £200 - £300

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Lot 640

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An unusual Chinese diorama of a street scene

Late Qing dynasty/Republic period

Comprising painted and lacquered wood figures within a riverside high street, with textile, watermelon, and tool shops, the high street bustling with activity beside fishermen and sampans on the river, with paper labels in English and Chinese 'Old Town Dragon' and shop names in Chinese, all within a red-painted box with removable glaze, the box 76.5cm wide x 41.5cm x 23cm high.

清晚期/民國 市井裝置模型

General wear to lacquer and pigments and ingrained dust throughout. Nibbling to edges and flaking of lacquer to the box.

To the interior, a few possible small losses and re-gluing of some figures. The interior has not been examined without glaze.

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