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20TH CENTURY
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A GROUP OF FOUR BAMBOO AND HARDWOOD CARVINGS
20TH CENTURY
The group comprises: a boxwood carving of a cabbage inscribed to the base with shi bei shan ren; a bamboo box and cover carved in the form of a finger citron; a bamboo box and cover carved in the form of a bat, with a calligraphic inscription and signature to the base; and a hardwood box and cover carved with double gourds.
The largest, 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) long
20TH CENTURY
The group comprises: a boxwood carving of a cabbage inscribed to the base with shi bei shan ren; a bamboo box and cover carved in the form of a finger citron; a bamboo box and cover carved in the form of a bat, with a calligraphic inscription and signature to the base; and a hardwood box and cover carved with double gourds.
The largest, 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) long
Provenance
Property from a Private Asian Collection, predominantly assembled in the 1980s and 1990s.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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