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PROPERTY OF AN AMERICAN PRIVATE
COLLECTOR
A YELLOW HARDSTONE ‘WUFU’
BRUSHWASHER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH
CENTURY
of irregular pebble form, well carved to the
exterior in varying relief with ! ve bats soaring
amid scrolling clouds, the interior with smooth
rounded sides forming the vessel, the stone of a
mottled amber-yellow with scattered pale-ocher
opaque * ecking
Height 1⅝ in., 4.2 cm
PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s New York, 18th March 2008, lot 200.
$ 6,000-8,000
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THREE SOAPSTONE SEALS BY
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FANG JIEKAN
20TH CENTURY
the ! rst of oval section, carved to the top with a
pair of phoenix, the seal face with four characters
reading Diecui huayi (The Painting Studio of
In! nite Greens), signed Jiekan; the second of
square section, carved to the top with a mythical
beast crouching with its head turned to the left,
the seal face with four characters reading Zhuo
Qun jianshang (appreciated by Zhuo Qun), signed
Jiekan and dated dinghai, corresponding to 1947;
the third of rectangular section, carved with lotus
leaves and attendant buds, the seal face with two
characters reading wangyou (not minding the
unhappiness), signed Jiekan and dated dinghai;
together with a 20th century soapstone seal
carved with a mythical beast accompanied by its
cub, the seal face uncarved (4)
Height of tallest 2¾ in., 6.9 cm
$ 8,000-12,000
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