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162*
A FINE GNARLED ROOTWOOD RUYI SCEPTRE
18th century
The elongated curved body of naturalistic form
made from a single section of gnarled and knotted
root, terminating in a large head, with Japanese box
and cover.
30.2cm (11 7/8in) long. (3).

£3,000 - 5,000
CNY27,000 - 45,000

十八世紀 木雕靈芝如意

Compare a related natural wood ruyi sceptre, Qing
dynasty, from the Qing Court collection, the ruyi
head similarly carved in the form of a lingzhi fungus,
illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures
of the Palace Museum: Small Refined Articles of the
Study, Shanghai, 2009, p.328, no.325.
163*
A RARE BUFFALO HORN CARVING OF BUDAI
17th/18th century
Carved reclining and leaning to his left, the bald
figure depicted with a cheerful face and long
pendulous ears, dressed in long flowing robe with
detailed folds revealing the chest and belly, his right 163
hand placed on the raised knee and holding a string
of prayer beads, Japanese wood box.
7cm (2 3/4in) wide (2).
£5,000 - 8,000
CNY45,000 - 71,000
十七/十八世紀 角雕布袋佛坐像

Buffalo horn figures of Budai are very rare, but a
number of related examples carved from rhinoceros
horn are published; compare a related rhinoceros
horn carving of Budai, similarly carved seated and
revealing the belly, but with a child on the shoulder
pulling at his earlobe, illustrated by J.Chapman, The
Art of Rhinoceros Horn Carving in China, London,
1999, p.107, pl.99.

164*
AN ARCHAISTIC BAMBOO ‘DRAGON’ INK-
STICK REST
17th century
The rectangular ink rest carved hollowed in the form
of an archaistic jade sword slide, decorated in bas-
relief to the top with rectangular cartouche enclosing
a sinuous archaistic kui dragon framed within its
angular scrolling tail. 164
5.2cm (2in) wide

£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000

十七世紀 竹雕仿古夔龍紋墨床

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