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A MOss AgATe bRush WAsheR, XI, QINg dyNAsTy

China, 1750-1850. Carved in the form of a single curved lotus leaf, the
rounded sides rising to a lobed rim gently curving inward, the exterior
with two blooming lotus flowers, two smaller leaves and their curled
stem, which also forms the vessel’s base.

Provenance: Nagatani Inc., Chicago, 1977.
robert ‘Bob’ Mayer and his wife, Beatrice
‘Buddy’ Cummings Mayer, acquired from
the above. Collector label “0671” to inside.
The Mayers were hugely influential figures
in the development of contemporary art
in the United States. As a founding trustee Bob and Buddy Mayer amid
and treasurer of the board, Bob was a their collection in 1974
leading force in the success of the Museum
of Contemporary Art (MCA) in Chicago in its formative years. In 1944,
Hisazo Nagatani (died 1994), the former manager of Yamanaka’s Chicago
gallery, established himself under the company name Nagatani Inc.
condition: Overall good condition with small nibbling to the edges
here and there, old wear and traces of use. Some minor abrasions and
natural fissures to the stone.

Weight: 220 g
Dimensions: Length 12 cm
The translucent pale-blue and ochre stone with beautiful moss-green
inclusions. This material is rarely found on brush washers from this period,
let alone in good condition.
苔蘚瑪瑙荷葉筆洗，清代
中國，1750-1850。荷葉形筆洗，雕刻生動活潑，側面上升並逐漸向內彎曲，形成一
個凸狀邊緣，外部有兩朵盛開的荷花，兩片較小的葉子及其捲曲的莖。
來源：1977年芝加哥Nagatani Inc. 。Robert ‘Bob’ Mayer 及他的妻子 Beat-
rice ‘Buddy’ Cummings Mayer購於上述藝廊。底部可見藏家老標簽 “0670”
。Mayer一家在美國當代藝術的發展中起到了很大的作用。作為董事會的創始受託
人和財務主管，Bob在芝加哥當代藝術博物館（MCA）成長初期，是其成功的領導
者。Hisazo Nagatani (？- 1994年)曾是Yamanaka的芝加哥藝廊經理，1944年以
自己名字成立了Nagatani Inc.
品相：整體品相良好，邊沿局部有小磕損，老磨損和使用痕跡。石内天然小擦傷和
裂縫。
重量：220 克
159 尺寸：長12 厘米
A JAsPeR AgATe seAl, QINg dyNAsTy
estimate euR 500,-
China, 19th century. The opaque stone is of intense amber color and Starting price EUr 250,-
bears a bloodstone layer which was used by the lapidary to depict a
pair of beetles, clambering along a bamboo stem with its leaves and
vines.

Provenance: From the personal
collection of Anthony du Boulay. Anthony
du Boulay served at Christie’s from
1949 to 1980, for many years as the
Director of the Ceramics Department
and for 13 years as the President of
Christie’s, Geneva. From 1981, he served
as Honorary Adviser on Ceramics to
the National Trust, United Kingdom, on
council of the Oriental Ceramic Society Anthony du Boulay, while
and as the Chairman of the French inspecting a ceramic bowl
Porcelain Society.
condition: Minuscule loss to the openwork antenna of one beetle.
Otherwise excellent condition with some old wear and traces of use.
Naturally grown patina.
Weight: 113.1 g
Dimensions: Height 8.6 cm

瑪瑙玉竹節印章，清代
中國，十九世紀。不透明的石料帶有濃烈的琥珀色，並帶有一層雞血石層，琥珀色部
被雕刻成竹節和竹葉，紅色部分被雕刻成一對甲蟲，沿著竹莖及其葉子和藤蔓攀爬。
來源：Anthony du Boulay個人收藏。Anthony du Boulay 于1949-1980年間為佳
士得工作，曾多年為陶瓷部主任，后又曾任13年日内瓦佳士得主席。1981年起他曾
任英國陶瓷信托名譽顧問、東方陶瓷協會理事以及法國陶瓷協會主席。
品相：一隻甲蟲的透雕処有極小缺損。 除此之外品相極好，帶有一些老磨損和使用
痕跡。 自然的包漿。
重量：113.1 克
尺寸：高 8.6 厘米
estimate euR 500,-
Starting price EUr 250,-

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