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A HEXAGONAL SOAPSTONE
BRUSHPOT
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / EARLY 19TH
CENTURY

the six facets of the exterior finely carved
with a continuous landscape with scholars
roaming tree-lined mountain paths leading to
distant pavilions, all between key fret borders,
supported on six pairs of low feet, the stone of
mottled crimson, yellow, gray, and white
Height 4⅞ in., 12.4 cm
$ 8,000-12,000

清十八 / 十九世紀初 壽山石雕
山水高士圖六方筆筒

675

PROPERTY OF A LADY
A SOAPSTONE ‘PINE AND BAT’
CARVING 674
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH
CENTURY
of irregular mountain form, one side carved
with bats flying among gnarled twisting pine
trees, the other side carved with swirling
clouds following the natural inclusions, the
stone of varying light and dark honey colors
and accented with russet patches enhancing
the carving, the underside incised with Zijing
zhenwan (the favorable precious gift of Xian
Yuanbian)
Height 4¼ in. 10.8 cm
PROVENANCE
Acquired prior to 1940, and thence by descent.

$ 10,000-15,000

清十八 / 十九世紀 壽山石雕松
山雲蝠紋擺件

題識 :
子京珍玩

來源
得於1940年之前，此後家族傳承

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