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A GROUP OF SEVEN BLANC-DE-CHINE
SCHOLARS OBJECTS
Kangxi
Comprising: A small stem cup with applied
prunus decoration; a pair of toad-form water
pots; a rectangular joss-stick holder with
moulded scrolling motifs, crowned with two
Buddhistic lions; a small model of a qilin; a
pair of brush holders formed as fishermen
reclining on their fish baskets.
The joss-stick holder: 9.5cm (3 3/4in) wide (7).
£1,200 - 1,500
CNY12,000 - 15,000
HK$14,000 - 18,000
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A BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURE OF THE
BODHIDHARMA
20th century
The historic monk Damo modelled seated
with loosely crossed legs, clad in loose loin
cloth, the face looking up to the heavens and
with a bristling beard, one arm cradling a staff,
the other with a double-gourd, all raised on a
plinth, the reverse with a He Chaozong and
Dehua impressed mark.
34cm (13 3/8in) high
£4,000 - 6,000
CNY39,000 - 58,000
HK$47,000 - 71,000

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