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2007

PROPERTY FROM THE FAMILY OF K’UNG 2008 2009
HSIANG-HSI A SMALL PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE A PALE GREYISH-GREEN JADE EWER AND
BRUSH WASHER A COVER
2007 MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
TWO BRONZE CENSERS 18TH-19TH CENTURY
17TH-18TH CENTURY The high-shouldered body is carved on one
side with a crane perched on rocks beneath
One of the censers is fanked by looped a fruiting peach tree, and on the other side
with a deer grasping a lingzhi stem in his
handles, and the other is raised on three, The brush washer has barbed quadrilobed mouth beneath a pine tree. The handle
and spout both issue from dragon-head
short tapered feet and surmounted by a pair sides carved in high-relief with blossoming terminals, and the cover is carved with an
archaistic dragon-form fnial.
of bail handles. Each has an apocryphal prunus branches. The stone is semi- 7¿ in. (18.1 cm.) high

Xuande mark on the base. translucent and of greenish-white color with $6,000-8,000

6Ω and 4º in. (16.5 and 10.8 cm.) wide some russet markings. Together with a small PROVENANCE:

across the handles (2) white jade circular box and a cover, the stone The K’ung Hsiang-Hsi (Kong Xiangxi,
1881- 1967) Collection, New York, and
of translucent white color. thence by descent within the family.

$5,000-8,000 Brush washer 3¡ in. (8.5 cm.) wide, wood 明 灰青玉「鹿鶴同春」圖執壺

PROVENANCE: stand, box; jade box 1æ in. (4.4 cm.) diam.,

The K’ung Hsiang-Hsi (Kong Xiangxi, wood stand, box (2)
1881- 1967) Collection, New York, and
thence by descent within the family. $7,000-9,000

明末/清十八世紀 PROVENANCE:
銅簋式爐及銅沖耳乳爐各一件
The K’ung Hsiang-Hsi (Kong Xiangxi,
1881- 1967) Collection, New York, and
thence by descent within the family.

清十八/十九世紀 青白玉梅紋洗

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