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360 * Y Provenance: acquired from Spink & Son Ltd.,
London, on 9 February 1988
A fine ivory tapering square bowl A European private collection
18th century, seal mark Hu shi qing wan (Pure
trinket for the Hu family) 來源：1988年2月9日購於倫敦Spink & Son Ltd.
Formed from a single ivory block with square 歐洲私人收藏
tapering sides, one incised and outlined in
black with a scene of a remote studio hut One inscription reads:
beside a bamboo grove, bare tree and lake,
the opposite side with another studio glimpsed 醉翁之意不在酒
behind three bare trees, the alternate sides
with various calligraphy, the underside with a Which may be translated as:
four-character seal.
5.6cm (2¼in) wide ‘The wishes of a drunk old man do not rest
£3,000 - 5,000 on wine’
HK$35,000 - 59,000 CNY28,000 - 47,000
The seal on the base includes the term qing wan
十八世紀 象牙雕填黑彩村居圖方碗 「胡氏清 清玩, which means ‘pure trinket’, which was
often used for small and decorative objects.
玩」篆書款

Invoice
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