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352
A RARE MALACHITE ‘LOTUS-LEAF’ BRUSH
WASHER
Mid Qing Dynasty
The vessel finely carved as a broad lotus leaf with
inward curving rim and curling ends, finely detailed
on both the interior and exterior with an intricate
network of leaf veins.
10cm (4in) long.

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY9,000 - 14,000
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve.
本拍品不設底價

清中期 孔雀石蓮式筆洗

See a related example illustrated by Chen Jiang,
Jade: Gems of Collections in Nanjing Museum,
Shanghai, 1998, no.39.

353
A FINE ROCK CRYSTAL ‘CHILONG’ BRUSH
WASHER
Mid Qing Dynasty
The vessel of circular shape with thick walls and
inward-curving rim, carved around one side with a
clambering chilong, its front paws resting on the rim
and finely detailed with neatly-arranged hair and a
sweeping tail surrounded by clouds.
6.3cm (2 1/2in) wide.

£800 - 1,200
CNY7,200 - 11,000
352 Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve.
本拍品不設底價

清中期 水晶螭龍洗

354
A RARE CARNELIAN AGATE ‘DOUBLE CARP’
VASE
Qianlong
Meticulously carved in the form of two ‘fish dragons’
(ao), rising from rocks and crashing waves, their
toothed mouths forming the mouths of the vase
and joined by a branch of lingzhi, their ruyi-shaped
large fins crossing with each other’s, their bodies
naturalistically carved to render an even scaly
texture, the stone of semi-translucent orange-red
tone with areas of white and opaque inclusions to
enhance the overall design, wood stand.
15.5cm (6 1/8in) long. (2).

£3,000 - 5,000
CNY27,000 - 45,000
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve.
本拍品不設底價

清乾隆 南紅瑪瑙雙魚花插

The present piece is of unusually large size and the
movement of the fish is carved with great vigour.
Compare with a related example in the Palace
Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Gugong bowuyuan
lidai yishuguan chenpiepin tumu, Beijing, 1991,
pl.1314. See also E.Gorer and J.F.Blacker, Chinese
Porcelain and Hard Stones, vol.II, London, 1911,
pl.249 (left), for an example in the Salting Collection
353 now in the Victoria and Albert Museum.

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