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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION, PREDOMINANTLY ASSEMBLED
IN THE 1980S AND 1990S

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TWO BAMBOO BRUSH POTS, BITONG
18TH-19TH CENTURY

The frst brush pot is carved and pierced with a lady and two boys below a pine

tree. The second is carved with a seated scholar and his attendant beside pine and

bamboo, incised with a dingyou cyclical date to the reverse.

6º in. (15.8 cm.) high (2)

£3,000-5,000 $4,300-7,000
€3,800-6,300

PROVENANCE:

Property from a Private Asian Collection, predominantly assembled in the 1980s and
1990s.

清十八/十九世紀 竹雕筆筒兩件

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A GROUP OF TEN SCHOLAR’S OBJECTS
19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES

The group comprises: a small bamboo Shoulao toggle; a small boxwood carving of

a pair of shoes; a small bamboo rectangular incense holder; a small bamboo carving

of a cicada metamorphosis; a pair of bamboo divination blocks shaped as a frog; a

hardwood carving of a lotus pod; a boxwood carving of a lotus pod and fsh; and a

small cinnabar lacquer box and cover.

The largest 2Ω in. (6.2 cm.) high (10)

£500-800 $710-1,100
€630-1,000

PROVENANCE: 222

Property from a Private Asian Collection, predominantly assembled in the 1980s and
1990s.

清十九及二十世紀 文房用品一組十件

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