Lot Essay
A similar vase carved from zitan, is illustrated by Tsang and Moss in, Arts from the Scholar's Studio, p.242, no.234, where the authors discuss its function
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
TWO IVORY FIGURES AND AN INCENSE TOOL VASE, comprising Guanyin and Damo, she wearing a cap and long robes, 14cm.; he carved with a frowning expression, bushy moustache and eyebrows, pronounced cheek and prominent cranium, looking up to one side, with hands concealed beneath loose robes falling over his feet, 13cm., Qing Dynasty; the vase of floral section with a short waisted neck and narrow mouth, 10cm. high, 17th Century (3)
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TWO IVORY FIGURES AND AN INCENSE TOOL VASE, comprising Guanyin and Damo, she wearing a cap and long robes, 14cm.; he carved with a frowning expression, bushy moustache and eyebrows, pronounced cheek and prominent cranium, looking up to one side, with hands concealed beneath loose robes falling over his feet, 13cm., Qing Dynasty; the vase of floral section with a short waisted neck and narrow mouth, 10cm. high, 17th Century (3)