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THE SIR VICTOR SASSOON CHINESE IVORIES TRUST

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A CARVED IVORY FIGURE OF THE POET BAI
JUYI
LATE QING DYNASTY

carved seated wearing a long owing robe and a scholar’s
hat, his right hand gently stroking his long beard, his left arm
resting on the pierced rock, the ivory patinated to a warm
honey tone to the back
22 cm, 8¾ in.

LITERATURE
S.E. Lucas, The Catalogue of Sassoon Chinese Ivories, London,
1950, vol. I, no. 184.

Ⴚ£ 4,000-6,000
HK$ 38,600-58,000 US$ 5,000-7,500

S E Lucas 1950 1 184

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A CARVED IVORY BUDDHIST FIGURE
LATE QING DYNASTY

carved standing wearing a long-sleeved robe with a celestial
scarf billowing around the neck, holding a small cup in both
hands, the face with gentle smile and the hair in tight knots
around the usnisa, all supported on a circular lotus base;
together with a carved ivory gure of Guanyin
(2)
The taller: 19.5 cm, 7¾ in.

LITERATURE

S.E. Lucas, The Catalogue of Sassoon Chinese Ivories, London,
1950, vol. I, no. 115.

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Ⴚ£ 600-800 249
HK$ 5,800-7,800 US$ 750-1,000

S E Lucas A CARVED IVORY ‘PALACE OF THE MOON’
1950 1 115 GROUP
LATE QING DYNASTY

deeply carved and pierced depicting gures standing at the
entrance to the Palace of the Moon, built on a jagged rocky
outcrop with an old gnarled pine tree curling up and around the
structure, the ivory stained to a honey tone, wood stand
21.5 cm, 8½ in.

LITERATURE

S.E. Lucas, The Catalogue of Sassoon Chinese Ivories, London,
1950, vol. III, no. 951.

Ⴚ£ 2,000-3,000
HK$ 19,300-29,000 US$ 2,500-3,750

249 S E Lucas 1950 3 951

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