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PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS
5276
TWO CARVED CINNABAR LACQUER CIRCULAR BOXES AND
COVERS
19th century
Each with domed cover, the sides carved with diamond diapers,
the top of one depicting the beauty Xi Shi washing silk, the other
portraying Shi Xiangyun dozing on a garden seat, the edges with metal
rims, the interior and underside lacquered black.
3 3/4in (9.5cm) diameter

US$1,000 - 1,500

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TWO LARGE CARVED BRUSH POTS
The first of dense hardwood and cylindrical section, carved in intricate
raised relief with eighteen luohan seated in a continuous landscape
PROPERTY FROM A TUCSON ARIZONA PRIVATE COLLECTION with a temple and pagoda in the background (base plug loose); the
second of bamboo and oval section, deeply undercut with groups of
5272 scholars at leisure in a continuous landscape of rolling hills, trees and
garden pavilions, the lower edge of the base incised with the cyclical
A LINGBI SCHOLAR’S ROCK date yi-chou and signature Wenfu.
In the form of a horizontal, sloping mountain, with dramatic overhangs 8 1/8 and 9 1/4in (20.6 and 23.5cm) high
and hollows, the stone of dark gray color with white veins and deep
striations, the surface with a glossy quality, wood stand.
26in (66cm) long US$1,200 - 1,500

US$1,200 - 1,700 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE OREGON COLLECTOR

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A SMALL LIMESTONE SCHOLAR’S ROCK A GROUP OF EXPORT CARD CASES AND A CIGARETTE CASE
Sloping horizontally in the form of mountainous terrain with wildly Late Qing/Republic period
undulating peaks, cliffs and canyons; of dark gray limestone, possibly Including four carved wood card cases: three of simple rectangular
Lingbi stone, or of Japanese origin (minor chips); wood stand. form and similarly carved on all side with garden pavilions and figures
10in (25.5cm) long at leisure in continuous landscapes, the fourth case of rounded
rectangular shape with scalloped edges and dragon decoration
US$500 - 750 on both sides (hairline crack and a small loss to wood); the fifth a
cloisonné enameled gilt metal cigarette case with composite lotus
flower and leaf scroll decoration picked out in blue against the white
PROPERTY FROM ANOTHER OWNER ground of the exterior (surface wear and abrasions); together with two
Chinoiserie silver card cases, one with palace garden scene below a
5274 horizontal panel with Chinese style characters, the second etched with
flower and bird patterns (both with wear from use). [7]
A SCHOLAR’S ROCK 4 9/16 x 3in (11.6 x 7.6cm) the largest wood card case
Of charcoal gray marked with white and rust-colored veins, the varied 2 5/8 x 3 3/8in (6.7 x 8.5cm) the cigarette case
apertures, recesses and jagged edges forming a dramatic profile;
supported on a four legged stand.
25 3/4in (65.5cm) height including wood stand US$1,000 - 1,500

US$800 - 1,200

PROPERTY FROM A TUCSON ARIZONA PRIVATE COLLECTION

5275
A LINGBI SCHOLAR’S ROCK
Rising in three tiers marked by white veins, the form reminiscent of
canyon walls, the stone of a deep, glossy grey tone, wood stand.
28in (71cm) long

US$1,000 - 1,500

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