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9/2/2020 Important Chinese Art | Sotheby's

Impo rtant Chinese Art
New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT

Lot 666

AN AMETHYST 'SANDUO' VASE, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTUR Y
Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 USD

AN AMETHYST 'SANDUO' VASE
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
清十九世紀 紫晶雕三多紋瓶

carved as a tree trunk-form vase surrounded by elaborate designs in openwork and high relief, the lavender-hued side of the
stone a gnarled tree issuing pomegranates, peaches, and 'Buddha hand' citrons, the reverse of clear quartz with lingzhi and a long-
tailed bird perched on rockwork, wood stand inlaid with gold and silver wire (2)

Height 6¾ in., 17.1 cm

Provenance
Collection of Lee Van Ching (circa 1869-1931).
American Art Association, New York, 14th February 1917, lot 193.
Collection of William Boyce Thompson (1869-1930), and thence by descent.

來源
李文卿 (約1869-1931) 收藏
美國藝術聯盟，紐約，1917年2月14日，編號193
William Boyce Thompson (1869-1930) 收藏，此後家族傳承

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