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135                                                            The skill and artistry of Qing dynasty craftsmen is encapsulated
A RARE CARNELIAN AGATE ‘MOUNTAIN AND BAT’                      in the finely carved boxwood and zitan stand, formed as breaking
BRUSHREST                                                      waves, which can be compared with other wood stands in the Palace
Qianlong                                                       Collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the
The brushrest intricately carved as a three-peaked mountain    Palace Museum: Small Refined Articles of the Study, Shenzhen, 2009,
surrounded by breaking waves and swirling clouds interspersed  p.129, pl.100.
with flying bats, original boxwood and zitan stand.
8cm (3 1/8in) wide (2).

£4,000 - 6,000       CNY37,000 - 55,000
HK$44,000 - 66,000	

清乾隆 紅玉髓巧色雲蝠紋筆架

Provenance: a distinguished English private collection,
and thence by descent

來源: 顯貴英國私人收藏,並由後人保存迄今
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