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A BAMBOO ROOT CARVING OF DONGFANG
SHUO

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

The bamboo root is finely carved as an immortal, likely to be
Dongfang Shuo, reclining against a pierced rocky outcrop,
supporting himself on his right arm, playfully holding a large ripe
peach in his outstretched hand, his left hand resting on his raised
knee, the figure with a characteristic large forehead and smiling
expression above a long beard, his loose robes falling in fan-shaped
folds at his feet.
3 æ in. (9.6 cm.) long

HK$180,000-250,000 US$24,000-32,000

PROVENANCE

Fine Chinese Bamboo Carvings from the Personal Collection of
Mr and Mrs Gerard Hawthorn, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong,
3 December 2008, lot 2342

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