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181 two huanghuali brushPots
70 | BoNHams Qing Dynasty
Each cylindrical pot subtly waisted, with a smooth rich patina, the base
with an inset cap.
The largest: 12.9cm (5in) high (2).
£2,000 - 3,000 HK$24,000 - 36,000
CNY19,000 - 29,000
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a burlwood brush Pot
Qing Dynasty
The well hollowed section with a gnarled texture to the exterior, with an
inserted fabric-covered baseplate. 13.8cm (5 1/2in) high
£1,000 - 1,500 HK$12,000 - 18,000
CNY9,600 - 14,000
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a boxwood ‘mountain’ brushrest
Late Qing Dynasty
The reticulated gnarled wood carved as a craggy mountain range
dotted with pine trees, the foreground with a solitary bridge
approached by three small figures, fitted stand.
16.3cm (6 3/8in) long (2).
£500 - 800 HK$6,000 - 9,600
CNY4,800 - 7,700
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two ParCel-gilt bamboo figures of daoist immortals
20th century
One figure carved as a bearded, smiling Zhongli Quan, the leader of
the Eight Daoist Immortals, holding a large fan and clad in long robes
open at the chest; the second figure carved as Luxing, God of Wealth,
with a long beard, official hat and a ruyi sceptre.
The tallest: 33cm (13in) high (2).
£1,000 - 1,500 HK$12,000 - 18,000
CNY9,600 - 14,000
