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A VERY FINE CARNELIAN AGATE ‘AUSPICIOUS FRUITS’ VASE
18th century
Carved as a section of tree trunk, the exterior with gnarled tree
branches issuing pomegranate, flanked by a spray of lingzhi and
bamboo stalks, scattered with swooping bats, 12.2cm (4 3/4in)
high; together with a chalcedony agate vase in the form of a large
lily blossom with foliated petals clambered over by a cicada, beside
smaller lily flowers issued on gnarled leafy branches, 19th century,
wood stand, 9.5cm (3 3/4in) high. (3).
£3,000 - 5,000
CNY26,000 - 43,000
十八世紀 紅瑪瑙福至心靈樹樁式花插
Provenance: an English private collection, and thence by descent
來源：英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今
Compare the carnelian vase with a related carnelian agate vase,
Qing dynasty, illustrated in Imperial Treasures from the Palace
Museum, Shanghai, 2006, p.44.

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