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A CARVED AMBER ARCHAISTIC 'DRAGON' VASE AND COVER
19TH CENTURY
The vase is skillfully carved and pierced with four pairs of loop handles with
mythical beast-head terminals and loose rings. Each side of the vase is
carved in relief with a shaped panel enclosing a writhing dragon. The cover is
surmounted by a dragon fnial.
8¾ in. (22.2 cm.) high
£4,000-6,000 US$5,300-7,800
€4,700-7,000
PROVENANCE:
Christie's South Kensington, 11 June 2004, lot 452.
The Cathy Chow Collection, Taipei.

清十九世紀 琥珀龍紋活環耳蓋瓶

來源:
佳士得南肯辛頓2004年6月11日,拍品452
台北周采潔私人珍藏

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A CARVED AND INSCRIBED BAMBOO QIN-FORM INCENSE BOX
AND COVER
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The box and cover are carved in the form of a qin, with the front intricately
detailed with strings which are carved in the liuqing technique. The reverse
has a long poem with a Qianlong date, followed by the signature 'Huang
Zhengzong' and a two-character seal mark.
8 in. (20.5 cm.) long
£6,000-8,000 US$7,900-10,000
€7,000-9,300

The long inscription contains a poem which was composed by the famous
Ming Dynasty poet Gao Qi (1336-1374) to eulogise the beauty and elegance
of prunus fowers.

清乾隆 竹刻留青詩文琴形香筒

刻文:
瓊姿只合在瑤台
誰向江南處處栽
雪滿山中高士臥
月明林下美人來
寒依疏影蕭蕭竹
春掩殘香漠漠苔
自去何郎無好詠
東風愁寂幾回開
乾隆 黃正宗
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