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707

A ‘SCHOLARS AND CALLIGRAPHY’ AGATE PENDANT
19TH CENTURY

The pebble-form pendant is carved with a scholar and attendant in a rocky,
mountainous landscape, the reverse carved in relief with a poem.
2Ω in. (6.2 cm.) long

£2,000-3,000 $2,900-4,300
€2,600-3,800

清十九世紀 瑪瑙高士詩文把件

707

PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE EAST ASIAN COLLECTOR (D. 1994)

*708

A PAIR OF SOAPSTONE SEALS AND A ROCK CRYSTAL
SEAL
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

The square soapstone seals are each surmounted by a tortoise and the
sides are incised with poetic inscriptions. The stone is of a celadon green
and russet tone. The rock crystal seal is of square form surmounted by a
wedge, the seal face reads jiu he si tun hai, which is a poetic inscription.
The soapstone seals, 1æ in. (4.3 cm.) high

(3)

£1,000-1,500 $1,500-2,200
€1,300-1,900

PROVENANCE: 708

Property of a private East Asian collector (d.1994)

清 壽山石方章一對及水晶方章
來源：亞洲私人珍藏

VARIOUS PROPERTIES

709

AN AGATE ‘BOY AND GOOSE’ GROUP
19TH CENTURY

The three-coloured stone is carved in the round as a smiling boy with a lingzhi
spray slung over his shoulder riding a goose with a millet spray in its beak.
1√ in. (5 cm.) wide

£2,000-3,000 $2,900-4,300
€2,600-3,800

清十九世紀 瑪瑙童子戲鶴把件

709

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