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A STRING OF CARVED FRUIT NUT ‘LUOHAN’ A ‘CHICKEN BLOOD’ STONE LEAF-FORM INK
ROSARY BEADS, SHOUCHUAN REST
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The rosary is comprised of eighteen beads, each finely carved and The inkrest is naturalistically carved in the form of a long leaf with
pierced to depict one or several Luohan in various activities, some curled edges, growing from a gnarled branch which is carved on
holding their respective attributes, all amongst trees, plantain, and the underside. The stone is of a vibrant crimson-red tone with
rocks. Four of the beads are inscribed with contemplative phrases, greyish-caramel tone inclusions.
‘qiu jing xun’, ‘yi shi xiuxing, ‘shan ming gu ying’, and ‘nian hua yi 3 ¿ in. (7.8 cm.) wide, pierced wood stand, Japanese wood box
xiao’. The rosary is enclosed in a Japanese gilt lacquer wood box HK$100,000-200,000
decorated with morning glory vines. US$13,000-26,000
The largest bead, ‰ in. (2.2 cm.) long, Japanese lacquer box
HK$80,000-120,000 US$11,000-15,000 ᪺ 㢹⻄⊆⮃ྌગ໱

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