Page 56 - November 2016 London Bonhams asian Art
P. 56

99

100

99                                                                      100 Y Ф
A BAMBOO VENEER ‘BAJIXIANG’ SCROLL BOX-TIER AND                         THREE MOULDED GOURD CRICKET CAGES AND A CANTON
COVER                                                                   IVORY CARD CASE
18th/19th century
The lid finely veneered with two writhing five-clawed dragons, amongst  19th/20th century
cloud scrolls and above foaming waves and rockwork, with a central      Comprising: three gourd cages, one decorated with a river landscape,
uncarved tablet, the box sides decorated with the Eight Buddhist        the ‘Three Friends of Winter’ issuing from jagged rocks, bearing an
Emblems, base missing. 26cm (10 1/4in) wide (2).                        inscription, tall pierced openwork floral ivory cover; one of plain form,
                                                                        with ivory neck mount and cover, pierced and carved with two figures
£1,500 - 2,000                                                          in a landscape; another of plain form, the part stained ivory cover
CNY13,000 - 17,000	 HK$15,000 - 20,000                                  with a figure in a sampan before pavilions; and an ivory card case and
                                                                        cover, typically decorated with a multitude of figures in gardens.
                                                                        The largest gourd 15cm (6in) high including cover. (8).

                                                                        £1,000 - 1,200
                                                                        CNY8,600 - 10,000	 HK$10,000 - 12,000

                                                                        The inscription to the first gourd may be translated as:
                                                                        “’Three Friends’ made by Jin (Tang Or Gui) in the Winter of the Renwu
                                                                        year” (corresponding to 1862 or 1922).

54 | BONHAMS
   51   52   53   54   55   56   57   58   59   60   61