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166 VARIOUS OWNERS 各方藏家

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154 | BONHAMS AN AGATE CARVING OF BAT, PEACH AND
LINGZHI
19th century
Pierced and carved with a large lingzhi spray and
smaller lingzhi stems intertwined with two peaches
supported by a twisting leafy branch, with two small
bats in flight.
4.7cm (1 7/8in) wide

£4,000 - 6,000
HK$47,000 - 71,000
CNY39,000 - 58,000

十九世紀 瑪瑙福至心靈把件

The peach is a symbol of longevity, and the word
for bat in Chinese is fu which is a homophone for
‘blessing’. Together the bat, peach and linghzi form
the rebus 福至心靈 Fuzhi Xinling, may your heart be
filled with intelligence when blessings arrive.

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AN AGATE CARVING OF A HORSE
Naturalistically carved standing, with intricately
incised mane covering the neck and its tail gently
swayed against the thigh, its head slightly turned to
the right side.
7.1cm (2 1/4in) high

£3,000 - 5,000
HK$35,000 - 59,000
CNY29,000 - 48,000

瑪瑙駿驥