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PROPERTY FROM THE STUDIO OF TEN OBSESSIONS
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A SOAPSTONE CARVING OF A LANDSCAPE BOULDER
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The carving is of thick irregular form. It is finely carved on both sides in high relief with
an idyllic mountainscape filled with a terraced pavilion perched on craggy overhanging
rocks above crevices, promontories and pine trees. One side of the carving features several
figures crossing a bridge and the reverse side with a figure in a moored sampan partly
hidden behind rocky banks under a jagged staircase. The stone is of a variegated orange-
yellow tone.
3¡ in. (8.5 cm.) long, 225 g, box
HK$300,000-500,000 US$39,000-64,000
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