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AN AMBER CARVING OF THE BUDAI HESHANG
17th century
The specimen of thin irregularly circular section, the jolly rotund monk
attired in loose robes open to reveal his protruding belly and clasping a
mala rosary in his left hand while his right leans against his eponymous
cloth sack, a large elaborately tasseled fly-whisk propped behind his
grinning head.
3in (7.2cm) wide

$2,200 - 3,000

CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES
936
A CARVED AMBER SNUFF BOTTLE
Late 19th/early 20th century
Carved as a large melon suspending from an undercut woody stem
extending to the side walls of the bottle, bearing leafy blossoms, tendril
scrolls, and an additional melon, and further decorated with a carefully
defined insect; the matrix of semi-transparent honey and opaque
orange brown coloring.
2 3/8in (6cm) high

$1,500 - 2,500
Provenance
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 25 January 1978, lot 145

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