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AN EXCEPTIONAL 明十六世紀末
CHENXIANGMU ‘MYTHICAL 沈香木雕靈芝瑞獸如意

BEAST’ RUYI SCEPTRE
來源：
MING DYNASTY, LATE 16TH Brian Harkins Oriental Art，倫敦

CENTURY

masterfully carved and reticulated in the form of a gnarled
branch issuing lingzhi, the head skilfully rendered with a
mythical beast flanked by clusters of lingzhi, the curved shaft
with a protruding section bearing clusters of lingzhi depicted
with furling edges, above a further mythical beast clambering
sinuously on the lower end of the shaft, the wood with a
brownish-black patina
25.5 cm, 10 in.
PROVENANCE
Brian Harkins Oriental Art, London.

◉ HK$ 900,000-1,200,000
US$ 116,000-154,000

132 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比