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A STAINED IVORY-EMBELLISHED ZITAN 清乾隆 紫檀嵌象牙雲蝠紋海棠式盆
LOBED JARDINIERE
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
of quatrelobed form, rising from four short feet to a flat
everted rim, the exterior embellished in green-stained ivory
and rendered with four lobed cartouches, each cartouche
enclosing bats amidst scrolling clouds, all against a ground of
archaistic motifs, the rim bordered with a green-stained key-
fret scroll, further carved with floral scrolls at the top
25.7 cm, 10⅛ in.
HK$ 50,000-80,000
US$ 6,400-10,200
SCHOLARLY ART FROM THE COLLECTION OF MR & MRS GERARD HAWTHORN 49
