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A cARVed AgATe buddhIsT lION,
lATe MINg TO eARly QINg dyNAsTy

China, 17th century. The mythical beast carved reclining with its head Provenance: From a Hungarian private collection.
turned left and resting on its left paw, the hind legs tucked under condition: Fine condition with extensive wear and traces of use, the
its body, with a large bushy tail curled up around its backside at the stone with areas of erosion that were cleverly integrated into the design
end of a ridged spine, the facial features well defined, the stone of a by the lapidary to simulate the lion’s fur, some inclusions and natural
translucent caramel tone with amber inclusions. fissures to the mineral, partially with small old fillings.

Weight: 222.6 g
Dimensions: Length 9 cm
Literature comparison: Compare with a jade ‘mythical beast’ weight, Han
dynasty, illustrated by J.C.y. Watt, Chinese Jades from Han to Ch’ing, New
york, 1980, p.41, no.10. Compare also with the carving style of a white jade
‘lion’ weight, Ming dynasty, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the
Palace Museum: Jade 6, Ming Dynasty, Beijing, 2011, p.254, no.260.

AucTION ResulT cOMPARIsON
Compare with a closely related agate carving of
a Buddhist lion at Bonham’s Hong Kong in Fine
Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 28 Mai 2019,
lot 112, bought in at HKD $250,000/350,000.

瑪瑙佛獅，明末清初
中國，十七世紀。瑞獸頭部傾斜，向左傾斜並停靠在左爪上，後腿藏在身體下方，脊
梁末端一條大而濃密的尾巴，面部細節清晰，瑪瑙半透明呈焦糖色，有内沁。
來源：匈牙利私人收藏
品相：品相良好，磨損嚴重，有使用痕跡，瑪瑙石有色斑処被巧妙的用來體現瑞獸皮
毛。 内沁和天然裂紋内局部含有舊時填充物。
重量：222.6 克
尺寸：長9 厘米
拍賣結果比較：一件相似瑪瑙雕佛獅可見2019年5月28日香港邦翰思《中國陶瓷和工
藝品》拍號 112，估價HKD $250,000/350,000。
estimate euR 600,-
Starting price EUr 300,-

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A sOAPsTONe cARVINg OF budAI,
18Th ceNTuRy
China. The Laughing Buddha seated in royal
ease on his sack and wearing a long flowing
robe with finely incised shou characters
above a leiwen ground, his eyebrows also
incised, the robe opening at the chest to
reveal his outsized belly.
Provenance: From a Scottish private
collection. Bonham’s London, Asian Art, 9
Mai 2016, lot 167, bought in at an estimate
of GBP £5,000-£8,000.
condition: Good condition with old wear,
traces of use and tiny nibbling. Scattered
remainders of back and red cold painting.

Weight: 392.1 g
Dimensions: Height 8 cm
The face of the future Buddha has a joyful
expression, flanked with elongated earlobes,
crowned with a bald pate, the features nicely
picked out with pigment.

芙蓉石雕布袋，十八世紀
中國。布袋和尚坐於大布袋，長袍大開，敞胸露腹，
長袍上可見壽字紋，長眉上色。
來源：蘇格蘭私人收藏。倫敦邦翰思2016年5月9日《
亞洲藝術》，估價 GBP £5,000-£8,000.
品相：品相良好，老磨損，使用痕跡，輕微磕損。彩
繪大面積褪色。
重量：392.1 克
尺寸：高 8 厘米
estimate euR 600,-
Starting price EUr 300,-

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