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PROPERTY OF A LADY

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A SMALL IVORY FIGURE OF BUDDHA
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

The fgure is seated in dhayanasana on a double lotus base, his
right hand held in bhumisparsa mudra, the other holding an alms
bowl.
2√ in. (7.5 cm.) high, hongmu stand

£600-1,000 $760-1,300
€700-1,200

PROVENANCE

Private English Collection, acquired in the UK in the 1960s.

明 象牙佛坐像
來源: 英國私人珍藏, 1960年代購自英國

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VARIOUS PROPERTIES

407
A BRONZE PEACH-FORM WATER
POT
17TH-18TH CENTURY

The water pot is formed by two peaches
growing from a gnarled branch with leafy
branches forming the handle and the feet.
5æ in. (14.5 cm.) wide

£800-1,200 $1,100-1,500
€930-1,400
407

清十七/十八世紀 銅雙桃形水丞

†408

A CINNABAR LACQUER ‘PRUNUS’ CIRCULAR BOX AND
COVER
16TH-17TH CENTURY

The box and cover are both carved to the exterior with fowering
prunus branches on a foral diaper ground. The interiors are
lacquered black.
2¬ in. (6.7 cm.) diam.

£1,000-1,500 $1,300-1,900
€1,200-1,700

PROVENANCE

The Collection of The Caramoor Centre for Music and Arts, New
York.

明十六/十七世紀 剔紅梅花紋圓蓋盒

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