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A BAMBOO CARVING OF A LADY AND A A MASSIVE HARDWOOD SCROLL POT AN OCTAGONAL ‘SHE’ INKSTONE
BAMBOO SCHOLAR Qing Dynasty The octagonal stone carved to one side
18th and 19th century Of typically cylindrical form with gently with an undecorated well, the reverse with
The lady standing holding a lingzhi spray waisted sides and detachable plug, the wood a shallow foot inscribed [仿唐觀象硯], ‘Fang
and lotus stem, wearing elegant flowing of rich, reddish-brown hue. 40cm (15 3/4in) tang guanxiang yan’, ‘In emulation of a Tang
robes tied at the waist, her hair pulled up in diam., 34cm (13 3/8in) high [dynasty] “Observing Heaven” inkstone’, the
a chignon; the scholar attired in voluminous stone within a fitted hongmu box and cover.
robes with a low waisted belt, holding a ruyi £2,000 - 3,000 14.4cm (5 5/5) wide
sceptre in his left hand. 14cm (5.1/2in) and HK$21,000 - 32,000
26.6cm (10.1/2in) high. (2). CNY18,000 - 27,000 £1,000 - 1,500
HK$11,000 - 16,000
£700 - 1,000 The Property of a Lady CNY9,100 - 14,000
HK$7,500 - 11,000
CNY6,300 - 9,100 Provenance
a British private collection
Provenance
A Scottish Private Collection.

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