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A ROOTWOOD CARVED ‘FINGER CITRON AND
SPARROW’ BRUSH REST
Elaborately carved as a gnarled and fruiting branch of
finger citron emerging from a gourd, with a little sparrow
perched to one side. 18cm (7 1/8in) wide
£600 - 800
CNY5,300 - 7,100
HK$5,800 - 7,700

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A HONGMU MOUNTAIN GROUP
19th/20th century
Carved with a scene of gentlemen scholars gathered amongst
pine and rockwork, before a stone bridge, beneath a pavilion
emerging from wispy clouds. 14cm (5.1/2in) wide.
£1,500 - 2,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000
HK$15,000 - 19,000

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A SMALL BOXWOOD RETICULATED BRUSHPOT
19th century
Finely carved with two gentlemen seated on a rocky ledge
amongst overhanging craggy rocks beside a gnarled tree,
the base with three gently curving feet.
8cm (3.1/8in) high.
£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,800 - 13,000
HK$9,700 - 15,000

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A ROOTWOOD CARVING OF SHOULAO
Late Qing Dynasty
The gnarled root carved as the Daoist Deity clad in thick
robes, holding a peach of Immortality, a gourd flask at his
hip, mounted on a wood stand. 32cm (12 1/8in high) (2).
£800 - 1,200
CNY7,100 - 11,000
HK$7,700 - 12,000

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