Page 145 - Chinese Art Auction April 25, 2020 2020 Galerie Zacke

Provenance: From the collection of
Georg Weifert (1850-1937). Thence by
descent in the same family. Weifert was
a Serbo-Austrian industrialist and the
first governor of the Federal Bank of the
Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia.
condition: Good condition. Minor natural
flaws to the stone. Georg Weifert (1850-1937)
Weight: 1.547 g (the statue) and 71.4 g (the base)
Dimensions: Height 18.5 cm (the figure) and 22.5 cm (including the base)
The carver has made exceptionally good use of the material utilizing the
almost flawless sections of the stone to depict the faces and upper bodies,
whereas the areas with inclusions were mostly used to depict the long
flowing robes of the twins.
The hehe erxian, or the Two Immortals of Harmony and Unity, were
believed to preside over happy marriages, and are adaptations of two
famous poet-monks of the Tang dynasty, Hanshan and Shide. During the
Ming and Qing dynasties, the twins were usually depicted holding either a
box and a lotus stem or a box and a bat.
With a fitted wood base from the late Qing to Republic era. (2)

水晶和合二仙，清代
中國，十九世紀。精緻地雕刻成一對雙胞胎，一個拿著圓形柳條箱，另一個拿著蝙
蝠，手搭載他的同伴的背上，兩個人的臉上都掛著微笑。
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A hehe eRXIAN gROuP, ROcK cRysTAl, 來源：Georg Weifert (1850-1937)收藏，同一家族保存至今 。Weifert曾爲塞爾維
亞中央銀行大班以及塞爾維亞、克羅地亞與斯洛文尼亞聯邦銀行大班。
QINg dyNAsTy 品相：品相良好，石料内有輕微天然瑕疵。
重量：1.547 克 (人像)，71.4克 (底座)
China, 19th century. Finely carved as the pair of twins, both standing, 尺寸：高 18.5 厘米 (人像)，22.5 厘米(含底座)
one holding a round wicker box, the other with a bat and patting his
companion on the back, both figures depicted with smiling faces, their estimate euR 500,-
bald heads surrounded by a mane of long hair. Starting price EUr 250,-

167 Weight: 5.7 kg including base
A VeRy lARge ROcK cRysTAl cARP, Dimensions: Length 34 cm
lATe QINg dyNAsTy
Fitted hardwood base with fine openwork carving. (2)
China, 19th to early 20th century. The massive and heavy carving
shows the fish with accentuated scales, distinct eyes and nose, 大型水晶鯉魚，清末
standing on four fins, with its tail swung towards the upper left. The 中國，十九世紀至二十世紀初。巨大而沉重的雕刻展示著鱗片突出、眼睛清晰的鯉
transparent stone with natural inclusions adding well to the overall 魚，立于四鰭之上，尾巴朝左上方擺動。透明石材含有天然內含物，為整體的活潑
lively impression. 印象增色不少。
來源：Georg Weifert (1850-1937)收藏，同一家族保存至今 。Weifert曾爲塞爾維
Provenance: From the collection of Georg Weifert (1850-1937). Thence 亞中央銀行大班以及塞爾維亞、克羅地亞與斯洛文尼亞聯邦銀行大班。
by descent in the same family. Weifert was a Serbo-Austrian industrialist 品相：老磨損，小缺失，天然裂縫和瑕疵。底座磨損嚴重，有使用痕跡。
and the first governor of the Federal Bank of the Kingdom of Serbia, 重量：含底座5.7 公斤
尺寸：長34 厘米
Croatia and Slovenia.
condition: Old wear, small losses, natural fissures and imperfections to
stone. The base with extensive wear and traces of use. estimate euR 500,-
Starting price EUr 250,-

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