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A MOTHER-OF-PEARL-INLAID WUMU A HONGMU AND ZITAN RECTANGULAR TWO BOXWOOD RUYI SCEPTRES
‘LOTUS TENDRILS’ CROSS FRAME Qing Dynasty
19th century Qing Dynasty The first of openwork form, with leafy peach
Delicately inlaid with incised pieces of mother- Carved in relief with a continuous frieze of branches forming the head; the second
of-pearl forming patterns of large lotus flower archaistic dragons, the inner section carved formed as a gnarled lingzhi with prunus
heads borne on entwining branches and with a geometric T-pattern design. 77cm x blossoms intertwined along the length, with
scrolling tendrils, scattered with small prunus 58cm (30.1/4in x 22.3/4in). silk tassel. The largest: 50cm (19 5/8in) long
flowers, supported on a wooden reticulated (2).
stand pierced in the form of a gnarled tree £2,000 - 3,000
trunk issuing mother-of-pearl prunus petals. CNY18,000 - 27,000 £1,000 - 1,500
95cm (37 3/8in) high (2). HK$22,000 - 33,000 CNY8,800 - 13,000
HK$11,000 - 16,000
£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,800 - 13,000
HK$11,000 - 16,000

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