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•3145 楁㷗喯⭴㭼炻2012⸜4㚰4㖍炻㉵⑩127嘇

A BAMBOO ROOT CARVING OF DONGFANG
SHUO

EARLY QING PERIOD, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

The bamboo root is finely carved in the round to depict Dongfang
Shuo reclining on a layered rock leaning back on his outstretched
right arm, grasping a branch of leafy peach in his right hand, the
left hand across his lap pointing towards the auspicious fruit. His
loose robes tied at the waist with a sash suspending and his hair
tied in a topknot and covered by a hat.
4 ¡ in. (11 cm.) long, wood stand, box

HK$400,000-600,000 US$52,000-78,000

PROVENANCE

Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 4 April 2012, lot 127

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