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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION, PREDOMINANTLY ASSEMBLED
IN THE 1980S AND 1990S
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A CARVED AND RETICULATED BAMBOO BRUSH POT,
BITONG
19TH CENTURY
The brush pot is carved and pierced with fgures playing chess beneath
pine trees.
6 in. (15.3 cm.) high
£5,000-8,000 $7,100-11,000
€6,300-10,000
PROVENANCE:
Property from a Private Asian Collection, predominantly assembled in
the 1980s and 1990s.
清十九世紀 竹鏤雕松下高士圖筆筒
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A GROUP OF FOUR ZITAN AND HARDWOOD CARVINGS
19TH AND 20TH CENTURY
The group consists of an ebony carving of a shell and smaller
crustaceans; a zitan rectangular plaque carved with archaistic scrolls;
a reticulated hardwood brush rest carved with quails and millet; and a
hardwood mountain-form brush rest carved with dragons.
The largest, 5¬ in. (14.3 cm.) wide (4)
£1,000-1,500 $1,500-2,100
€1,300-1,900
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PROVENANCE:
Property from a Private Asian Collection, predominantly assembled in
the 1980s and 1990s.
清十九及二十世紀 紫檀及硬木雕一組四件
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