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AN 18 CENTURY IVORY RAFT-FORM POURING VESSEL
TH
WITH CHILONG
Ivory
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China, 18 century

This masterly carved ivory pouring vessel is crafted in log raft
shape with a figural handle depicting five intertwined chilong
dragons. The beasts with their reticulated, curved tails are
cuddled up, one with its head upside down. A cloud pattern,
carved in high relief, is adorning the rim of the hollowed
spoon-like log and continued on the underside.

The purpose of this object might have been for pouring wine
or tea. Maybe it was also intended as a scholar’s desk object,
combining a brush rest and a brush washer.

Shape: Figural shape
Dimensions: 19,5 cm (length)
Condition: Excellent condition with natural patina
Provenance: Austrian Private collection
Literature comparison: For two raft-form shaped pouring
vessels of the same period see Sotheby’s, FINE CHINESE
CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 08 APRIL 2014, HONG
KONG, lot 3139 (carved from amber) or Christie’s, Fine
Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art Part I, 13 - 14 September
2012, New York, lot 1024 (carved from jade).

⋩ℓᶾ䲨尉䈁晽 Ⱦ坕漵䲳ȿ 䪡䫷
尉䈁
ᷕ⚳炻 ⋩ℓᶾ䲨

忁ẞ晽ⶍ㶭㸃䘬䈁晽ἄ⑩ㆸ䳘攟䪡䫷⼊炻䪡䫷ᶲ晽⇣叿Ḽ晣⎗
ッ䘬⮷坕漵⸤⃺ˤḼ晣⮷坕漵ねンᶵᶨ炻䓇≽㳣㻹ˤ㴖晽䤍暚䲳
晐叿䈁晽⼊䉨⚵丆叿ṾᾹˤ

忁ẞ☐䈑⎗傥㚦䴻䓐Ἦ墅惺ㆾ勞ˤḇㆾ侭㚦䴻㗗㔯Ṣ晭⢓㚠㟴
ᶲ䘬㒢姕炻冯䫮㒙ㆾ侭䫮㲿ᶨ崟ˤ

晐⼊侴晽
⯢⮠烉檀19,5 cm
⑩䚠㤝⤥炻⣑䃞⊭㻧
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷
㔯䌣⍫侫烉⎎⢾⎴㧋⸜ẋ䘬ℑẞ䪡䫷⼊䈁晽⎗夳喯⭴㭼˪ᷕ⚳
䱦伶昞䒟冯ㇳⶍ喅˫炻2014⸜4㚰8㖍炻楁㷗炻3139嘇㉵⑩炷䏍䍨
晽炸 ㆾἛ⢓⼿˪ᷕ⚳䱦伶昞䒟冯ㇳⶍ喅-䫔ᶨ悐↮˫炻2012⸜9㚰
13军14㖍炻䲸䲬炻1024嘇㉵⑩炷䌱晽炸ˤ

Estimate EUR 1.500,-
Starting price EUR 750,-

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