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A cARVed gANlAN OlIVe PIT PleAsuRe bOAT,
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China, 1880-1949. Skillfully carved, the bow and stern with figures
dining, the bottom inscribed with a verse from the ‘Ode to the red
Cliff’, the stand carved from half an olive pit with water plants rising
from scudding waves. (2)

Provenance: From an old private collection in Zagreb, Croatia. Acquired
in the local trade between 1980 and 1990.
condition: Excellent condition with little wear.

Weight: 9.2 g
Dimensions: Length 4.2 cm
Literature comparison: Compare with a closely related and famous example
by Chen Zuzhang in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei.

AucTION ResulT cOMPARIsON
Compare with a closely related
example sold by Sotheby’s New york
in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works
of Art on 19-20 March 2013, lot 366,
for USD $6,875.

核雕赤壁小舟，清末民初
中國，1880-1949。巧妙地雕刻而成，船首和船尾人物雕像，底部刻有詩句，看台由
半個橄欖核雕刻而成，水波從浪中升起。
來源：克羅地亞薩格勒布私人老收藏，上世紀八十至九十年代購於當地藝廊。
品相：極好品相，輕微磨損
重量：9.2 克
尺寸：長 4.2 厘米
拍賣結果比較：一件相似的核雕售于紐約蘇富比《中國陶瓷和工藝品》2013年3月
19-20日，拍號366，成交價USD $6,875。
estimate euR 500,-
Starting price EUr 250,-

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