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703 Y
A PAINTED MARBLE TABLE SCREEN
Signed Hong Shengxie, cyclically dated gengshen year,
corresponding to 1920
The rectangular stone panel painted with a mountainous winter
landscape with pavilions nestled amongst bare trees, mounted in a 704
rose wood frame and with a matching stand (dismantled). The panel:
48.5cm (19in) high (2).

£2,000 - 3,000
HK$21,000 - 31,000
CNY18,000 - 26,000
704
A PAINTED MARBLE TABLE SCREEN
19th century
The rectangular panel painted with a celestial court scene with Daoist
Immortals including Liu Hai and Hou Yi, with a foliate border, the
reverse with a cursive five-line inscription, three red seals, hardwood
frame and stand. Overall: 48.2cm (19in) high (2).
£800 - 1,200
HK$8,300 - 12,000
CNY7,100 - 11,000

705 Y
A DUAN STONE ‘CARP LEAPING THE DRAGON GATE’
SCREEN
Qing Dynasty
The finely carved rectangular duan plaque depicting a carp jumping
through a gate amidst waves and rocks, beneath a dragon in the
clouds chasing a pearl, fitted wood stand carved with ruyi scrolls.
30cm (11 4/5in) high (2).

£800 - 1,200
HK$8,300 - 12,000
CNY7,100 - 11,000
Provenance: A distinguished English private collection

The theme of carp and dragons, as in the present lot, originates from
a legend that a carp which could leap the falls of the Yellow River at
Dragon Gate would be transformed into a dragon. The motif thus
became synonymous with hopes for success or victory. 705

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