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The first inscriptions on the base maybe translated as: 117
A FINE CARNELIAN AGATE CARVING OF A RECUMBENT
The natural world gives rise to sufficient joy like complete fortune MYTHICAL BEAST, LUDUAN
and abundant virtue. 18th/19th century
Carved by You Shishi (Mr Friend of the Stone) at Er Mei Xuan The body with pronounced backbone and ribs, its head turned to one
(Two Fools Pavilion) side with a single horn and bushy eyebrows.
7cm (2 6/8in) long
The other inscription maybe translated as:
£4,000 - 6,000 CNY37,000 - 55,000
Laugh at those whose eyes are most ignorant, HK$44,000 - 66,000
That do not see the lungs and livers but only the skin;
When people arrive at misfortune they spout in vain, 十八/十九世紀 紅玉髓甪端把件
Seated on the praying mat, meditating, is a man.
Done in the Seventh Month, Autumn, of the Renwu year, my dear
young friend Rong Mingxiang in Zhuibu Mountain Garden.
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