Page 55 - November 2016 London Bonhams asian Art

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A BAMBOO ‘SEVEN SAGES OF THE
BAMBOO GROVE’ BRUSHPOT, BITONG

19th century
Finely carved in high relief with the Seven
Sages engaged in the scholarly activities of
viewing a scroll and playing chess, all amidst
a dense bamboo grove with a thick canopy of
leaves carved in shallow relief, the reverse left
plain. 18.6cm (7 1/3in) high

£1,000 - 1,500 95
CNY8,600 - 13,000 HK$10,000 - 15,000 97

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A BAMBOO ROOT ‘ROMANCE OF THE
WESTERN CHAMBER’ DIORAMA
Qing Dynasty
The hexagonal pavilion with a high curved
roof, with Cui Yingying and Zhang Sheng
parting over a cup of wine, with their
respective transports of a wheeled chair and
horse waiting to the sides, with rockwork to
the reverse. 24cm (9 1/2in) high

£800 - 1,200 96
CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$8,000 - 12,000

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A CARVED FRUITWOOD WALL VASE
Qing Dynasty
Well carved in a naturalistic way with gnarls
and niches, with animal heads hidden in the
design along with pine and prunus branches.
28cm (11in) high

£500 - 800 HK$5,000 - 8,000
CNY4,300 - 6,900

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A HARDWOOD CARVING OF IMMORTALS
ON RAFT
Carved in the round with two reclining figures
on a leaf raft sailing over foaming waves, the
wood with a rich fragrance.
14.5cm (5 3/4in) wide

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,600 - 13,000 HK$10,000 - 15,000

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