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PROPERTY FROM THE HAOXIXUETANG COLLECTION
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A FINE BAMBOO CARVING OF AN IMMORTAL
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The immortal is carved in the round as a crouching boy, with his hands lifting the cover
of a circular wicker box to release two bats inside. He is carrying a spray of two peaches
around his waist, from which is attached a scroll and tassels.
2 Ω in. (6.5 cm.) high, Japanese wood box
HK$180,000-280,000 US$24,000-36,000
PROVENANCE
Acquired in Japan in 2005
The current carving is a very auspicious depiction of an immortal holding a box, from which
two bats are about to be released, suggesting the immediate presence of good fortune. The
immortal is carved as a boy, possibly one part of two well-known fabled characters, Hehe
Erxian. A very similar bamboo carving of a boy holding a box is in the Simon Kwan Collection
and illustrated in Ming and Qing Bamboo, Hong Kong, 2000, p. 297, no. 75.
清十八世紀 竹根雕仙人獻福 detail
細部
來源
2005 年購於日本
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