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158 A CINNABAR LACQUER RECTANGULAR
74 SOTHEBY’S PANEL
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

carved in various levels of relief depicting two scholars
conversing on a rocky outcrop beneath pine trees in a
mountainous river landscape, the river and the sky in black, the
reverse with the scene in mirror image, all within a border of
scrolling foliage on two later gilt-wood animal head feet
46 by 53 cm, 18⅛ by 20⅞ in.

಴£ 6,000-8,000
HK$ 58,000-77,500 US$ 7,500-10,000

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A PAIR OF LARGE FAMILLE ROSE
‘CELEBRATION’ VASES
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

each of baluster form, the spreading foot rising to a rounded
body, waisted neck and aring rim, brightly enamelled with two
immortals oating on trailing clouds being trumpeted by two
assistants before an o cial mounted on a horse, with other
attendants variously holding lanterns, a banner and playing a
drum
(2)
45 cm, 17¾ in.

಴£ 3,000-5,000
HK$ 29,000-48,300 US$ 3,750-6,300