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A FINELY CARVED AND LARGE AMBER 清十八世紀 琥珀雕二老泛舟擺件
BOAT WITH SCHOLARS
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
the boat worked in the form of a substantial curved nodular
log, extended to gnarled leafy branches issuing succulent
peaches and blooming flowers on the raised end and around
the exterior, the interior with two sages seated on either side
of a long table with two cups and a qin, beside a book and birds
perched on the edges of the boat, the bow with a boy holding
a fan, leaning on his belly watching over a boiling kettle, the
exterior tied with an oar plunging into a bed of swirling waves,
the amber of a translucent golden honey tone, wood stand
17.5 cm, 6⅞ in.
HK$ 600,000-1,000,000
US$ 76,500-128,000
72 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比
