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A ROOTWOOD BRUSHPOT, BITONG
19th century
Of a rough irregular cylindrical shape from
a single section of root, with gnarled and
swirling knots at the top above a smoother
trunk base.
15.5cm (6 1/8in) high
£1,500 - 2,000
HK$13,000 - 17,000
CNY12,000 - 15,000

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A CARVED BAMBOO ‘FINGER CITRON’
BRUSHPOT
19th century
Of naturalistic form modelled as a knotted
trunk carved in relief with a gnarled branch
with leaves and two hanging citrus fruits.
12cm (4 3/4in) high

£1,000 - 1,500
HK$8,500 - 13,000
CNY7,700 - 12,000

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A BAMBOO LIBATION CUP
Qing Dynasty
Carved in the form of a large open lotus leaf,
with openwork relief decoration of flowering
lotus stems and leaves issuing from a further
lotus leaf forming the base.
13.6cm (5 3/8in) wide

£800 - 1,200
HK$6,800 - 10,000
CNY6,200 - 9,300
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A CARVED BUFFALO HORN LIBATION
CUP
19th century
Carved around the exterior with branches of
the ‘Three Friends of Winter’, pine, bamboo
and prunus, the cup shaped as an open
blossom. 15.5cm (6 1/8in) wide
£600 - 800
HK$5,100 - 6,800
CNY4,600 - 6,200
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