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A LARGE AND FINELY CARVED BAMBOO 清十八世紀 竹雕福壽蝙蝠式盤
‘BAT AND LINGZHI’ TRAY
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY 來源：
A&J Speelman Oriental Art，倫敦
skilfully carved with a flat interior surrounded with shallow
rounded sides rising to a grooved rim, the underside carved in
low relief with a soaring bat with outstretched wings, further
highlighted in openwork with a gnarled lingzhi sprig issuing
from the side, the bamboo richly patinated to a warm brown
colour
20.7 cm, 8⅛ in.

PROVENANCE

A&J Speelman Oriental Art, London.

Compare a similar ivory tray carved in the shape of a leaf,
published in Zhongguo zhumu yajiao qi quanji [The complete
collection of Chinese bamboo, wood, ivory and rhinoceros
horn], vol. 4: Ya jiao qi [ivory and rhinoceros horn], Beijing,
2009, cat. no. 48.

HK$ 80,000-100,000
US$ 10,400-12,900

224 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比