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An ivory figure of an Immortal
Ming Dynasty
The figure carved with a high domed forehead, a few strands of hair
tied with a scarf at the nape of the neck and the long beard and
moustache flowing over his chest, the right hand carrying a fan and
the left resting on a gnarled staff, wood stand.
25.5cm (10in) high (2).
£4,000 - 6,000
HK$50,000 - 75,000 CNY39,000 - 59,000

明 象牙雕仙人立像
Provenance: acquired from Spink & Son Ltd., London, on 26th
November 1987
A European private collection
來源：1987年11月26日購於倫敦Spink & Son Ltd.
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Compare a similar ivory figure of an Immortal, circa 1580-1644,
exhibited and illustrated in Chinese Ivories from the Shang to the
Qing, British Museum, London, 1984, pl.96.

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An ivory painted panel with view of a fort and city
19th century
The delicate ivory panel painted in soft shades of green and blue with
a scene of a tall rigged ship sailing upriver into a harbour guarded
by a fortified outpost flying a green banner, the river bordered by the
high peaked limestone mountains of southern China, wood frame.
The panel 13.5cm x 10cm (5¼in x 4in)
£5,000 - 8,000
HK$62,000 - 100,000 CNY49,000 - 79,000

十九世紀 象牙畫風景圖
Provenance: acquired from Spink & Son, London, on 11th June
1995
A European private collection
來源：1995年6月11日購於倫敦Spink & Son
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