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Copy of "Jianzhao" goosefoot lamp
Commissioned in 1838 by Zhang Tingji, one of the most famous antiquarians and antique dealers of the time, this lamp is a faithful copy of a Han dynasty prototype. Zhang’s inscription along the base makes clear that it was created as an artistic homage rather than as a forgery. In addition to the date of Zhang’s commission, it includes a poem that reads: “Night-shining pearls are not as precious; light from the goosefoot [lamp] is enough to comfort me.”
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