Page 17 - SOtheby's Hong Kong Fine Chinese Art May 2018

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PROPERTY FROM THE PEONY COLLECTION
AN INSCRIBED BONE AND ZITAN RUYI
SCEPTRE
SIGNED SONG YIN, QING DYNASTY,
19TH CENTURY
the finely carved zitan ruyi-shaped terminal attached to an
arched ox bone shaft, inscribed to each side with poetic verses
in zhuanshu script, signed Song Yin
24.6 cm, 9¾ in.
HK$ 20,000-30,000
US$ 2,550-3,850
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清十九世紀 骨雕紫檀首題字如意

如意柄正面刻：「旡矣有哉，松音」；
背面刻「君子秉心指摩如意」。

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PROPERTY FROM THE PEONY COLLECTION
A CARVED BONE ‘SCHOLAR’ BRUSHPOT
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
of waisted cylindrical form, the exterior carved with three
scholars amongst gnarled pines and craggy mountains, the
patina of a rich honey-brown colour
8.5 cm, 3⅜ in.
HK$ 30,000-50,000
US$ 3,850-6,400

清十八世紀 骨雕松蔭三老圖筆筒

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PROPERTY FROM THE PEONY COLLECTION
A WHITE JADE ‘PEONY’ CUP
LATE QING DYNASTY
with rounded sides rising to a flared rim, set with a loop handle,
decorated around the exterior with a scrolling peony spray, the
translucent stone of an even white colour
w. 10.3 cm, 4 in.
HK$ 30,000-40,000
US$ 3,850-5,100

清末 白玉牡丹紋盃

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