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EARLY QING PERIOD, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
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A BAMBOO ROOT CARVING OF DONGFANG SHUO
EARLY QING PERIOD, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
The bamboo root is finely carved in the round to depict Dongfang Shuo reclining on a layered rock leaning back on his outstretched right arm, grasping a branch of leafy peach in his right hand, the left hand across his lap pointing towards the auspicious fruit. His loose robes tied at the waist with a sash suspending and his hair tied in a topknot and covered by a hat.
4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) long, wood stand, box
EARLY QING PERIOD, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
The bamboo root is finely carved in the round to depict Dongfang Shuo reclining on a layered rock leaning back on his outstretched right arm, grasping a branch of leafy peach in his right hand, the left hand across his lap pointing towards the auspicious fruit. His loose robes tied at the waist with a sash suspending and his hair tied in a topknot and covered by a hat.
4 3/8 in. (11 cm.) long, wood stand, box
Provenance
Sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 4 April 2012, lot 127
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Ruben Lien