* A Chinese Gilt Decorated Red Lacquered Wood Sign

dated jiaqing yihai year (1815)
of rectangular form, the front carved with four large characters reading "xiao you chun du", bearing a line of inscription "Jiaqing yihai nian meng xia" (early summer in yihai year during Jiaqing reign, corresponding to year 1815).
Length 76 1/2 x width 30 1/4 x depth 2 inches.

Property sold to benefit the fund of Heritage Museum of Asian Art, Chicago, Illinois