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**A Coral Carving of a Meiren
Carved as an elegant woman standing on a vine-entwined tree trunk holding a fan in one hand and a pigeon in the other, with several pigeons perched on the branch to her side, her attendant seated on the branch projecting from the other side, of bright salmon color
11in. (27.9cm.) high, wood stand
Carved as an elegant woman standing on a vine-entwined tree trunk holding a fan in one hand and a pigeon in the other, with several pigeons perched on the branch to her side, her attendant seated on the branch projecting from the other side, of bright salmon color
11in. (27.9cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, 16/17 March 1984, lot 201.
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Ivory and Tortoiseshell
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