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315 Various Owners 各方藏家
315Y
316 An ivory figure of Guanyin
318 | Bonhams Ming Dynasty
The goddess carved with hair in a high chignon crowned with an
ornate tiara and covered by a flowing veil above the face with eyes
partially closed in contemplation, the right hand supporting the raised
left hand above long robes and Buddhist tassels sweeping over the
knees and feet, the ivory patinated to a rich honey tone.
25cm (9 7/8in) high
£4,000 - 6,000
HK$50,000 - 75,000 CNY39,000 - 59,000
明 象牙雕觀音坐像
Provenance: Spink & Son, Ltd. (label)
來源：倫敦Spink & Son Ltd.(標籤)
The present ivory figure of Guanyin is unusual for its elaborate carving
with the Bodhisattva finely adorned with a crown bearing a carving
of Buddha Amitabha, of whom Guanyin is an emanation. Compare a
similar ivory figure of Guanyin, circa 1580-1644, illustrated in Chinese
Ivories from the Shang to the Qing, London, 1984, pl.32.

316Y
An ivory ‘dragon’ vessel
18th century
The pale ivory carefully hollowed to form a slender vessel with petal-
like rim and carved in low relief with an ornately-scrolling chilong
encircling the exterior, all raised on a low oval foot.
10.4cm (4 1/8in) high
£3,000 - 5,000
HK$37,000 - 62,000 CNY29,000 - 49,000
十八世紀 象牙雕龍紋器皿
317Y
A pair of ivory wrist rests
19th century
The pair carved in mirror image each with a scene of two soldiers on
horseback duelling with a single spear and watched by comrades
with swords, a dignitary and a servant with a flag observing the
scene from a high-walled citadel while four further figures converse
at the opening to a tent within mountain scenery, the reverse each
carved in low relief with a scholar at window of a hut beside a river,
fixed wood stands.
Each 29.5cm (11 5/8in) high (2).
£3,000 - 5,000
HK$37,000 - 62,000 CNY29,000 - 49,000
十九世紀 象牙雕人物故事圖臂擱一對
318Y
A carved ivory screen
17th century
The slim panel finely carved on one side with a scene of two ladies
in a walled garden, one seated at a table with a vase and incense
burner and the other standing with a fan beside a pine tree growing
behind Lake Tai rockwork, a man climbing surreptitiously over
the high wall, the reverse with a tripod censer, a qin wrapped in
embroidered silk and a plain leaf, wood stand.
5.8cm (6¼in) high (2).
£3,000 - 5,000
HK$37,000 - 62,000 CNY29,000 - 49,000
十七世紀 象牙雕人物故事圖小插屏