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A ROOTWOOD BRUSH REST, PROBABLY
HUANGHUALI, AND A MOTTLED WHITE
AND RUSSET JADE BRUSH REST
The rootwood, 17th century
The first, comprising a gnarled section of
rootwood, of the rich orange-brown hue,
the second carved in the Ming-style as three
reticulated craggy peaks.
The wood: 29cm (11 3/4in) long (2).
£800 - 1,000
HK$8,500 - 11,000
CNY7,100 - 8,800
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A GROUP OF FOUR BAMBOO DESK
OBJECTS
Qing Dynasty
Comprising: a cicada-form wrist rest bearing
archaistic characters and mounted as wall
hanging; another with a detachable, once
hinged, rectangular figural scene opening
to reveal a shallow compartment below, the
panel further engraved with two characters;
a turned bowl and a smaller bowl carved in
four panels with the eight Buddhist emblems.
The cicada 13.5cm (5 1/4in) high (5).

£1,500 - 2,000
HK$16,000 - 21,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000 275

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A PAIR OF ‘FUZHOU’ LACQUER VASES
Early 20th century
Each of elongated pear-shape with flaring
necks and integral faux-wood bracket
stands, original fitted wood box.
Each 23.5cm (9 1/4in) high (3).

£600 - 800
HK$6,400 - 8,500
CNY5,300 - 7,100

Provenance: A Belgian Private Collection.

For a near identical example in the National
Palace Museum, dated late Qing/Early
Republic period, see Carving the Subtle
Radiance of Colours: Treasured Lacquerware
in the National Palace Museum, p.176, no.
195.
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