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PROPERTY FROM THE PEONY COLLECTION
A BRONZE FIVE-PEAK ‘MONKEY’
BRUSHREST
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
humourously cast in the form of a monkey with its body as the
central summit, its bent knees as side peaks, detailed with a
peach in his hands in addition to a bee and an ingot
18 cm, 7⅛ in.
EXHIBITED
Art and Imitation in China, The Oriental Ceramic Society of
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2006, cat. no. 136.
HK$ 30,000-50,000
US$ 3,850-6,400 316

清十八世紀 青銅封侯五峰筆擱
展覽：
《馳騁古今：中國藝術的摹仿與創新》，香港東方陶瓷學 317
會，香港，2006年，編號136
PROPERTY FROM THE PEONY COLLECTION
A ROOTWOOD FIGURE OF A BIRD
QING DYNASTY
standing with its neck extending forward, detailed with a long
beak and neatly incised plumage
w. 19 cm, 7½ in.
HK$ 10,000-15,000
US$ 1,300-1,950

清 木根雕水禽

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PROPERTY FROM THE PEONY COLLECTION
A ROOTWOOD FIGURE OF DONGFANG SHUO
LATE QING DYNASTY – REPUBLICAN
PERIOD

the immortal carved reclining with one knee raised, his body
emerging from the tawny-brown wood accentuated with burls
and crevasses
16.5 cm, 6½ in.
HK$ 8,000-12,000
US$ 1,050-1,550

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