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ڡ A CARVED LAPIS LAZULI BOULDER, ɤ ර A LARGE HUANGHUALI 'MALLOW' BRUSHPOT,
৻ ږ QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD ɖ ڀ 17TH CENTURY
ඤ ͩ skilfully carved with a mountainous setting, the idyllic scene featured a secluded pavilion amongst jagged rockwork and gnarled trees, ˰ ૣ carved in the form of a blossoming mallow flower with eight partially overlapping petals, the exterior further decorated in relief with
ᎉ the stone of a rich blue colour accentuated with streaks of gold flecks and milky-white inclusions, with a boxwood stand carved in the ߏ ᎉ prunus, begonia, magnolia and orchid, set in a continuous garden scene with craggy rockwork, the wood of an attractive chestnut-
ؒ form of a rockwork issuing entwined pine trees and chrysanthemum sprays ͗ brown tone
d. 25.5 cm, h. 21.6 cm
12.3 cm, overall 15.1 cm
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PROVENANCE Ը๕j PROVENANCE Ը๕j
ᅽ Trio Pearl Company Ltd, Hong Kong, 6th February 1978. ֡лശमᘒϞࠢʮ̡d࠰ಥd1978ϋ2˜6˚ ڀ Eastern Pacific Co. (Hei Hung-Lu), Hong Kong, 12th May 1981. ؇इਠБලݳສd࠰ಥd1981ϋ5˜12˚
ტ HK$ 300,000-400,000 ໟ EXHIBITED ࢝ᚎj
ྡ US$ 38,300-51,000 ɹ Selected Treasures of Chinese Art: Min Chiu Society Thirtieth ዝ˾˖يയޜjઽӋၚٸɧɤϋߏׂ࢝d࠰ಥᖵஔd
Anniversary Exhibition, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong,
ʆ അ 1990-91. ࠰ಥd1990-91ϋ
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ɿ ഇ LITERATURE
Selected Treasures of Chinese Art: Min Chiu Society Thirtieth ዝ˾˖يയޜjઽӋၚٸɧɤϋߏׂ࢝d࠰ಥd1990ϋd
Anniversary Exhibition, Hong Kong, 1990, cat. no. 253. ᇜ253
◉ HK$ 200,000-300,000
US$ 25,500-38,300
62 I FOR COMPLETE CATALOGUING ༉းྡʫ࢙ሗᓭᚎ SOTHEBYS.COM/HK1293 THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF THE LATE SIR JOSEPH HOTUNG I 63
