Page 12 - Bonhams The Zuiun Collection NYC March 2017
P. 12
5011 5012 5013
5011 5012 5013
A BOXWOOD SCEPTER A HARDWOOD SCEPTER
China, 18th century A BOXWOOD SCEPTER China, Qing dynasty (1644–1912), 17th–
Carved in the form of a lingzhi fungus, China, Qing dynasty (1644–1912), 18th 18th century
the perforated stem layered with smaller century Carved in heavy, red-toned, well-patinated,
branches of the fungus and the head with Carved in the form of a delicate branching and polished hardwood as a branch of
cloud-form cavities; numerous seed-like stem of lingzhi fungus bearing a warm fruiting pomegranate
pebbles on the surface yellowish-brown patina With a Japanese wooden storage box
With a Japanese wooden storage box With a Japanese wooden storage box 14 1/2in (36.8cm) long
12in (30.5cm) long inscribed on the exterior of the lid Ōyō (tsuge)
reishi-bori nyoi 黄楊霊芝彫如意 (Boxwood US$2,000 - 3,000
US$3,000 - 4,000 scepter carved as a lingzhi fungus)
9 7/8in (25cm) long
10 | BONHAMS
US$3,000 - 4,000
