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TWO ROOT-WOOD SCHOLAR’S OBJECTS
Late Qing/Republic period
The first resembling a bifurcated branch of lingzhi fungus; the second
enhanced to form a crouching mythical beast, limbs spread in a wide
stance, its head cocked, with a smaller beast perched on its back,
with conforming wood stand; the surfaces of both pieces polished to
a lustrous sheen.
13 1/2in (34cm) long, the longer
$2,000 - 3,000
晚清/民國 根木文人擺設兩件
Provenance
The mythical beast: Kemin Hu
PROPERTY OF VARIOUS OWNERS
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A NATURAL BURLWOOD SCULPTURE
Of irregular bulbous shape, densely formed with numerous twisted
outgrowths, the surface riddled with knots, hollows and intricate
patterns of ripples and whorls, wood stand.
6 3/4in (17.2cm) high
$2,500 - 4,000
癭木天然賞石
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