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A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF AN
IMMORTAL
QING DYNASTY, 18TH – 19TH
CENTURY
seated with his left arm resting on a large double
gourd, clutching a fly whisk in the hand, the
stone of a milky beige tone deepening to a darker
caramel tone around the head, wood stand
8.3 cm, 3¼ in.
HK$ 30,000-50,000
US$ 3,850-6,500
清十八至十九世紀 壽山石雕仙人坐像
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A LAPIS LAZULI ARCHAISTIC
INCENSE BURNER AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
the body encircled by archaistic cicada lappets,
between key-fret bands around the rim and foot,
flanked by a pair of dragon handles, the domed
cover similarly decorated and surmounted by a
finial in the form of furled petals, wood stand
16 cm, 6¼ in.
HK$ 40,000-60,000
US$ 5,200-7,700
A closely related lapis lazuli incense burner of
the same size, similarly carved in the form of an
archaistic gui vessel and cover, was sold in these
rooms, 1st-2nd June 2017, lot 656.
清十九世紀 青金石雙耳簋式蓋爐
482
CHINESE ART INCLUDING SELECTED WORKS OF ART FROM THE T.Y. CHAO FAMILY COLLECTION 163
