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3163 PROPERTY FROM A CALIFORNIA INSTITUTION
A PAIR OF CINNABAR LACQUER LIDDED VASES
Of baluster form with metal alloy interiors, the layers of dark crimson 3169
lacquer deeply incised to depict scholars, beauties and attendants TWO CARVED CORAL FIGURES
in mountain landscapes separating horizontal vine and lotus scroll Late 19th/early 20th century
borders encircling the lids, the shoulders and the feet. The first a carved figure of a female immortal seated astride the
10 1/2in (26.7cm) high animated beast; the second a carved study of a flowing plum tree, a
$800 - 1,200 single bird perched on one branch.
3 1/4 and 4 1/2in (8.2 and 11.5cm) high
3164 $5,000 - 7,000
A SET OF FOUR CINNABAR AND BLACK LACQUERED
WOOD WALL PANELS WITH COLORED HARDSTONE Provenance
OVERLAY DECORATION each acquired in 1966, as per acquisition numbers 1966.325 and 1966.324
The cinnabar lacquer frames displaying peach branches and leaf
scrolls that surround the black lacquer ground with landscape details PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF MS. NAOMI LINDSTROM,
painted in shades of gilt and overlaid in colored stones to depict One SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
Hundred Children at play in garden settings with fanciful architecture,
plants and rockery. 3170Y Ф
42 1/2 x 12 5/8in (108 x 32cm) A GROUP OF FIVE CARVED IVORY BELT BUCKLE SECTIONS
$3,000 - 5,000 18th/19th century
Each of rectangular section and intricately incised to one convex
3165 side to depict a raised relief writhing dragon amid swirls of waves or
A CINNABAR LACQUER BOX clouds; some undersides supporting loops or hooks for linkage or
The thinly convex circular lid incised in naturalistically rendered raised- attachment to a belt, one supporting the remains of a dragon head
relief flora upon the repeating geometric ground also encircling the hook, and one mounted in a gilt frame.
similarly short base adorned in simpler repeating chrysanthemum 1 7/8 x 1 5/8in (4.8 x 4cm) dimensions of gilt mounted example
blossoms (cracks). $2,000 - 3,000
2 3/4in (7cm) diameter
$2,000 - 3,000 PROPERTY FROM ANOTHER OWNER

3166 3171Y Ф
AN ASSEMBLED CINNABAR LACQUER BOX AND COVER WITH A POLYCHROME TINTED IVORY FIGURAL GROUP
QIANGJIN DECORATION Circa 1900
18th century Depicting a beauty holding a whip behind her back in one hand while
Of circular form with low curving walls molded into sixteen lobes, the other clutches the reigns of a faun supporting a baby atop its back
the flat top of the cover displaying five dragons amid clouds, the with a song bird in its hand, all raised atop a balustraded and waisted
designs incised onto the faded cinnabar ground and filled with gold carved wooden plinth, the details highlighted in faded tints (losses).
lacquer, the interior of each section and the recessed base finished 8in (20.3cm) height inclusive of stand
in black lacquer. $3,000 - 5,000
17 7/8in (45.5cm) diameter
$5,000 - 7,000 3172Y Ф
TWO POLYCHROME TINTED IVORY FIGURAL GROUPS
Provenance Circa 1900
Bonhams, San Francisco, sale 21772, 24 June 2014, lot 8168 The first depicting a seated scholar being served tea by his boy
attendant, the other depicting a wizened elder holding the reigns of
3167 a lamb of while a nearby lad proffers a song bird; both raised upon
A LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE OF AN OFFICIAL balustraded and waisted wooden plinths (losses.)
Late Qing dynasty 6 1/4in (16cm) height of second and taller inclusive of stand
Depicted seated in flowing Ming-style attire of elaborate raised $3,000 - 5,000
floral patterns, the face adorned in long tufts of horse or animal hair
attached to the ears and mouth beneath uniquely rendered headgear, PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE
raised upon a separately rendered short plinth and a later soft wood LAS VEGAS COLLECTION
truss (losses/restorations).
31 in (78.7 cm) height inclusive of stand 3173
$2,500 - 3,000 A WOOD AND HARDSTONE RUYI SCEPTER
The darkly-whorled wood stave carved in the standard curved shape
3168 inlaid with three ovoid or circular nodules of greenish hardstone at the
A CARVED CORAL FIGURAL GROUP head, base and center all carved in raised relief to depict shoulao.
Carved to depict three elaborately armored and wizened soldiers atop 17 1/2in (44.5cm) long
a rocky precipice in the act of unleashing a charging bull brandishing $1,000 - 1,500
small knives tied to its horns, a reference to the Warring States
stratagem huo niu zhen; the stone of orange pink hue fleck by notable
inclusions on the base.
8in (20.3) height exclusive of wood base
$1,000 - 1,500

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