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A SMALL CARVED AMBER ‘BOY AND
BUFFALO’ GROUP
QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

the recumbent animal with its legs tucked under its body and
its head turned to its rear, the boy perched on the animal’s
hind quarters holding a lingzhi, the bu' alo holding a branch in
its mouth supporting the moon inscribed Yue, the translucent
amber of warm reddish-brown tone with paler inclusions
6.5 cm, 2½ in.
£ 5,000-8,000
HK$ 55,500-88,500 US$ 7,100-11,300

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A BOXWOOD INLAID ALOESWOOD
BRUSHPOT
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

of slender irregular form, the organic body formed as a
hollowed-out section of a trunk, the gnarled exterior textured
with gnarls and burls, carved in boxwood to the side with
branches of pine issuing from the base
10.4 cm, 4⅛ in.
£ 4,000-6,000
HK$ 44,200-66,500 US$ 5,700-8,500

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A SMALL GOURD ALMS BOWL
QING DYNASTY, DAOGUANG PERIOD
moulded in relief with antiques and vases of prunus and lotus,
beside a ram supporting a vase with lilies, marked Tian Rui Tu
(image of heavenly auspiciousness), with a six-character seal
mark to the base Dingfu Xingyouhengtang zhenshang (installed
in the [Prince’s] o+ cial residence, the Hall of Constancy, to be
treasured and enjoyed)
10.4 cm, 4⅛ in.
಴ £ 6,000-8,000
HK$ 66,500-88,500 US$ 8,500-11,300

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