Lot #147 - A Fine Bamboo Carving of A Sage, Early Qing Dynasty, 17th-18th Century
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Auction House:Mossgreen
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Sale Name:Fine Chinese Works of Art & Ceramics (Part II)
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Sale Date:12 Dec 2016 ~ 6.30pm
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Lot #:147
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Lot Description:A Fine Bamboo Carving of A Sage, Early Qing Dynasty, 17th-18th Century
superbly carved in flowing robes, wearing a long wispy beard, with his hair pulled up in a topknot, seated on a rockwork platform holding a basket containing medicinal herbs, his staff at his side; Fitted box
15.6 cm high -
Provenance:Terry Lam, Hong Kong, April 2009
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References:A very similar figure illustrated in Bamboo, Wood and Ivory Carvings, The Complete Collection of the Palace Museum, HK 2002, vol 44, p. 44; also no. 42 See Sotheby's HK 7/4/2015, The Robert H Blumenfield Collection of Chinese Bamboo Carvings, lot 3006 for a very similar carving
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Estimate:A$30,000 - 40,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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