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8142

PROPERTY FROM THE ABE GERCIK COLLECTION

8142
A FINELY CARVED BOXWOOD RUYI SCEPTER
19th century

Naturalistically carved and reticulated in the form of a gnarled lingzhi
fungus, entwined with spiraling branches, the reverse carved with an
adaptation of the poem “Invitation to Liu Shijiu” by Bai Juyi (772–846).
14 3/4in (39cm) long
$6,000 - 8,000

十九世紀 黃楊木如意柄

A selection of nine finely carved naturalistic wood ruyi scepters, dated
to the Yongzheng or Qianlong periods, including a boxwood example
carved as a lingzhi, were exhibited at the Royal Academy, London,
and illustrated in the catalog China: The Three Emperors 1662-1795,
London, 2005, pp. 366-367, no. 273.

A similar boxwood ruyi scepter, also inscribed, was sold in these rooms 16
March 2015, lot 8071. Another, from the collection of Robert H. Blumenfield
was sold at Christie’s New York, 22 March 2012, sale 2648, lot 1225.

PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS

8143
A ROOTWOOD ‘SCHOLAR’S ROCK’ CARVING
Qing dynasty

Cleverly and intricately carved as an elegant scholar’s rock with craggy
edges and hollowed voids, the integral stand formed as a gnarled pine
trunk with needle clusters.
13 3/4in (35cm) high
$5,000 - 7,000

清 木雕樹石供 8143

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