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A SOAPSTONE ‘PRUNUS’ BRUSHPOT
QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
carved in the form of a hollowed tree trunk with blossoming
gnarled prunus stems extending from the trunk, the stone of a
variegated olive tone with beige highlights
10.7 cm, 4¼ in.
£ 3,000-5,000
HK$ 31,000-52,000 US$ 3,950-6,600
清十七/十八世紀 壽山石梅樹樁式筆筒
357
358
A SPINACH-GREEN JADE ‘LOTUS’ INKSTONE
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
in the form of a large curled lotus leaf, the stone of a spinach-
green tone with variegated beige and russet skin cleverly
carved as part of the leaf
14 cm, 5½ in.
358
£ 1,000-1,500
HK$ 10,400-15,500 US$ 1,350-2,000
清十九世紀 碧玉蓮葉式硯
Other view
359
A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A LUOHAN
17TH CENTURY
seated with his left knee bent, his long robes falling into neat
folds and hemmed with scrollwork, the face with a benevolent
expression, the stone of a warm beige tone
8.5 cm, 3⅜ in.
£ 2,000-3,000
HK$ 20,700-31,000 US$ 2,650-3,950
十七世紀 壽山石羅漢坐像
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