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9364 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF VIRGINIA MURRAY,
A LACQUERED WOOD WALL PANEL WITH SHELL AND SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
COLORED STONE OVERLAY
Depicting an audience scene of bearded envoys surrounded by 9367
horsemen on the left facing a female ruler seated in a wheeled sedan A PAIR OF GILT AND LACQUERED AND WOOD FIGURES OF
chair surrounded by her retainers, the figures and rocks worked in GUANYIN
pieces of mother-of-pearl and various colors of stone, the tree trunk in LATE QING/REPUBLIC PERIOD
raised lacquer and further details painted in gold pigment on the black One figure easily identified as the ‘Fish Basket’ Guanyin which she
lacquer ground (losses, retouching); set in a dark hardwood frame holds in her lower left hand and the other holding a ruyi scepter in
inlaid with shou-characters in lighter colors of wood. her right hand, the surfaces covered with similar gilt-painted flower
23 3/4 x 33 1/4in (60.3 x 84.5cm) overall including frame and wave designs on a dark brown lacquer ground with raised relief
leaf patterns forming similar border bands to the clothing (chips, age
US$800 - 1,200 cracks).
25 and 24 1/4in (63.5 and 62.2cm) high
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF MARY FLIPPIN
US$1,500 - 2,500
9365
A PAIR OF BLACK AND GILT LACQUERED WOOD LANTERN PROPERTY FROM A SONOMA COUNTY COLLECTION
STANDS
LATE QING DYNASTY 9368
Each constructed in the form of a caparisoned fu-lion standing within A GROUP OF SEVEN LACQUERED WOOD AND BOXWOOD
the reticulated balustrade surrounding an octagonal waisted plinth, a FURNITURE FRAGMENTS
double gourd resting on the back of one animal and a cylindrical collar LATE QING DYNASTY
on the other both drilled to support a pole on which to hang a lantern, The largest a pair of rectangular lacquered wood, deeply undercut
the surfaces painted in black lacquer with gilt and iron red-painted with lotus and water plants surrounding recessed reserves applied
details (old repairs). with boxwood reliefs of fishermen and wood cutters; the third a
24 3/8 and 25in (62 and 63.5cm) high lacquered wood horizontal panel of open hand scroll shape with
boxwood overlay of a scholar in his summer garden surrounded by
US$1,500 - 2,500 servants; the fourth a boxwood panel of rounded rectangular form
reticulated with a shelf of auspicious objects surrounded by cloud
Provenance scrolls; the fifth a boxwood square panel reticulated with figures and
purchased from Nathan Bentz & Co., 532 Sutter Street, San Francisco foliage; the two smallest panels of rounded rectangular form undercut
with scholars and beauties on pleasure boats of dragon and phoenix
PROPERTY FROM THE MONTEREY MUSEUM OF ART, SOLD shape; each with later wood display stand.
TO BENEFIT THE MUSEUM FUNDS 11 1/4 x 5 34in (28.5 x 14.5cm) the first pair exclusive of stands
9366 US$2,000 - 3,000
TWO PAINTED WOOD ATTENDANT FIGURES
18TH CENTURY PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF VIRGINIA MURRAY,
Each carved standing with black-inlaid eyes, dressed in similar Ming SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
style layered garments but their hair arranged in differing coiffures,
the bright colors and gilt paint applied primarily to the front of each 9369
sculpture (minor loss to inlay); now attached to metal and painted TWO WOODEN DECORATIVE OBJECTS
wood table lamp bases. The first Late Qing/Republic, a wood tray inlaid in mother of pearl
24 1/2 and 23 1/2in (62 and 59.5cm) height of each figure motifs of the Three Stars of Happiness, water animals and prunus
blossoms; the second an elaborate footed and balustraded wire inlay
US$1,200 - 1,500 stand likely designed to suspend a handled vessel or other decorative
object (losses).
20 1/2in (52cm) length of tray
22 3/4in (58cm) height of stand
US$1,000 - 1,500
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