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A CARVED IVORY FIGURE OF LU XING A CARVED IVORY FIGURE OF A FISHERMAN
LATE QING DYNASTY LATE QING DYNASTY

the deity carved standing wearing a long-sleeved robe falling carved standing, wearing a loose- tting robe tied with a bow
in deep folds around his body and a cap on his head, holding at the waist, holding a small deer in his right arm and a lingzhi
a ruyi sceptre in his left hand, his face with a slight smile and spray in his left hand, the face with broad smile and long beard,
long straggly beard, all supported on an oval rockwork base, wood stand
the ivory patinated to a light honey tone 34 cm, 13⅜ in.
42.5 cm, 16¾ in.
LITERATURE
LITERATURE S.E. Lucas, The Catalogue of Sassoon Chinese Ivories, London,
S.E. Lucas, The Catalogue of Sassoon Chinese Ivories, London, 1950, vol. I, no. 63.
1950, vol. I, no. 152.
Ⴚ£ 5,000-7,000
Ⴚ£ 1,500-2,500 HK$ 48,300-67,500 US$ 6,300-8,700
HK$ 14,500-24,200 US$ 1,900-3,150

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