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An ivory figure of An iMMortAl A sMAll lACquereD ivory Box AnD Cover
Late Ming Dynasty Qianlong four-character mark, 19th century
The figure unusually carved with his arms raised, one hand pressed to The rectangular lid delicately painted with terrace scene with a
his large forehead and topknot, his bearded face serene and with eyes lady and her attendants watching a phoenix or pheasant in flight,
closed, dressed in loose robes tied at the waist and with voluminous surrounded with a T-fret border, the sides similarly decorated with
sleeves. figures and floral cartouches.
13.2cm (5 1/4in) high 11.8cm (4 5/8in) wide (2).

£2,000 - 2,500 HK$24,000 - 30,000 £3,000 - 5,000 HK$35,000 - 59,000
CNY19,000 - 24,000 CNY28,000 - 47,000

For a similar ivory figure of an immortal, described as fixing his hat with 93 Y Ф
a hairpin and dated 16th/17th century, see Chinese Ivories from the A pAir of sMAll ArChAistiC ivory vAses
Shang to the Qing, British Museum 1984, no. 47, p. 68. 18th century
Each of hu-form with beast mask handles flanking the narrow neck
and suspending loose rings, the body carved in low relief with a
scrolling foliate meander intertwined with quatre-lobed rings, raised on
a short foot rim.
Each: 13.8cm (4 1/2in) high (2).

£500 - 800 HK$5,900 - 9,500
CNY4,700 - 7,600

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