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A LARGE HUANGHUALI BRUSHPOT, BITONG
Qing Dynasty
Of cylindrical form with straight sides, the
attractively-grained wood with a warm brown patina.
19.7cm (7 3/4in) high.

£3,000 - 5,000
CNY27,000 - 44,000

清 黃花梨大筆筒

Provenance: an English private collection

來源：英國私人收藏
96
A FINELY-CARVED BAMBOO ‘HEHE ERXIAN’
GROUP
17th/18th century
The group delicately carved as the pair of twins,
one seated on the ground leaning onto a lobed
round box and cover, the left knee raised, holding a
peach in his left hand, the other standing holding a
lotus spray issuing a large blossom over his head,
both figures depicted with smiling faces, wearing
loose robes open at the chest, each bold head
surrounded by a mane of long hair draped over the
shoulders.13.4cm (5 3/8in) high. 95

£15,000 - 20,000
CNY130,000 - 180,000

十七/十八世紀 竹雕和合二仙

Provenance: Gerard Hawthorn Ltd. Oriental Art,
London, 2003

Published and Illustrated: Gerard Hawthorn, Chinese
and Japanese Sculpture, 2003, London, no.17.

來源：英國倫敦古董商，Gerard Hawthorn Ltd.
Oriental Art，2003年

出版著錄：英國倫敦，Gerard Hawthorn，《Chinese
and Japanese Sculpture》，2003年，編號17

Hehe Erxian, also known as the ‘Two Immortals of
Harmony and Union’, are traditionally believed to
be associated with a long, happy marriage. The
two Daoist Immortals originated from famous poet-
monks of the Tang dynasty (618-906), Hanshan
and Shide. In the late Ming dynasty they began to
be depicted holding a lotus and a box. The typical
iconography of the boys holding a lotus and a
box forms the same homophone of he, meaning
‘harmony’ and ‘union’ respectively. In 1733, the
Yongzheng emperor decreed that they should be
known as ‘saints of harmony and unity.’ Compare
with a related bamboo carving of the Hehe Erxian,
mid Qing dynasty, also from the Gerard Hawthorn
Collection, which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong,
26 May 2013, lot 8. Another related bamboo carving
of the Hehe Erxian group, 18th century, was sold at 96
Christie’s Hong Kong, 3 December 2008, lot 2343.

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