Page 13 - November 2016 London Bonhams asian Art
P. 13

7

7†YФ                                                                       8†YФ
A GROUP OF IVORY BOXES AND COVERS                                          A SELECTION OF SMALL IVORY ‘TOOL’ VASES
18th/19th century                                                          18th to 19th century
Comprising: four circular boxes, one carved with a sinuous chilong,        Comprising: two reticulated vases, one decorated with a writhing
two incised with scrolling lotus and figures in landscapes, the third      dragon and carp, the second with blooming peonies and magpies;
uncarved and of a warm honey hue; an ivory plaque set in a wood            four engraved vases, of which three decorated with painterly scenes
box, carved in high relief with a coiled dragon amongst foaming waves;     of landscapes and floral sprays paired to calligraphic inscriptions; a
and a cylindrical archer’s ring box, set in horn mounts, bearing a poetic  small pear-shaped vase with elephant-head handles and stand; and
inscription, the cover with a roundel of figures in a pavilion garden.     a cylindrical vase engraved with further painterly scenes of scholars in
The archer’s ring box 6.6cm (2.5/8in) high. (12).                          landscapes, the reverse with a poem, matched cover.
                                                                           The tallest: 13cm (5 1/8in) high (8).
£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,600 - 13,000	 HK$10,000 - 15,000                                      £800 - 1,200
                                                                           CNY6,900 - 10,000	 HK$8,000 - 12,000
Provenance
A Uruguayan Private Collection.                                            Provenance
                                                                           A Uruguayan Private Collection.
The inscription is a couplet from the poem Zeng Cui li fu ma by the
Tang poet Wang Jian, inscribed on the day before the Qingming
Festival at Fang Gu by Bu Kun.

8
                                                                                                                                                                         ASIAN ART | 11
   8   9   10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17   18