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AN AGATE ‘TWIN FISH’ CARVING
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

the russet and creamy white sections of the stone cleverly worked in high
relief depicting two intertwined catfish curled facing the rear of the other
with their heads perched on the other’s tail, all borne on a leafy lingzhi stem
. , ⅛ .
£ 1,000-2,000
HK$ 9,700-19,300 US$ 1,250-2,500

For footnote see p. 132

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