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Asian Art — Art+Object

Auction House:Art+ObjectNumber of lots recorded:411
Sale Title:Asian ArtLots with images:332
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:191
Date:9-Jul-2013
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Small Chinese pale celadon hetian (hotan) jade pendant, of disc shape. Diameter 2.5 cm
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Small Chinese spinach hetian (hotan) jade pendant, of disc shape. Diameter 2.5 cm
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Small Chinese celadon and russet hetian (hotan) jade pendant, of a qilin (mythical beast) and a lingzhi mushroom. Height 3 cm
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Small Chinese jadeite cabbage pendant. Height 5 cm
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Small Chinese pale celadon and russet hetian (hotan) jade pendant, carved with the boys He He er Xian. Height 3 cm
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Small Chinese celadon and russet hetian (hotan) jade pendant, carved with a chilong dragon and lingzhi mushroom. Height 4 cm
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Small Chinese pale celadon jade pendant, of a butterfly carved in profile. Width 4 cm. Provenance: From the Leo Walker Tattersfield Collection
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Chinese pale celadon jade carving, of a butterfly, naturalistically carved with open wings, wood stand. Width 8 cm. Provenance: Rex Jennings Collection
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Chinese celadon jade carving, of a butterfly, carved and pierced amongst blossoming sprays, wood stand. Width 8.5 cm. Provenance: Rex Jennings Collection
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Chinese celadon jade circular plaque, carved and pierced with a long-tailed bird amongst flowers, wood stand. Diameter 6.3 cm. Provenance: Rex Jennings Collection
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Chinese pale celadon jade square plaque, carved and pierced with peony and a bat around a double xi (happiness) character, wood stand. Width 7 cm. Provenance: Rex Jennings Collection
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Chinese pale celadon jade circular plaque, carved and pierced with children amongst precious objects and scrolling flowers, wood stand. Diameter 5.8 cm. Provenance: Rex Jennings Collection
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Chinese pale celadon jade carving, of a recumbent qilin and cub, holding a leafy spray in their mouths. Width 5.5 cm
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Large Chinese spinach jade brushpot, 19th century, carved with a continuous landscape scene with a sage before pavilions set amidst gardens of pine trees, ornamental rocks and waterfalls, the mottled spinach green stone with paler moss-green and cream coloured areas. Height 17.5 cm
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Pair of Chinese ‘chicken blood’ stone seals, with uncarved base. Height 9.6 cm. Certificate of Identification of the Chinese National Gold & Diamond Testing Center no. A100509133/3931
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Chinese tianhuang soapstone boulder, carved with scholar figures in a continuous mountainous landscape. Height 8.5 cm. Certificate of Gem Identification of the Gem Testing Centre, The Chamber of Jewellery of All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce no. A40655-3136
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Two rare miniature Chinese cherry amber medicine libation cups, late 17th century, moulded and carved with pine and prunus branches. Width 6 cm max
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Rare Chinese fossilised elk antler brush washer, carved with lingzhi mushroom sprays. Width 7.5 cm
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Large Chinese pale celadon and russet hetian (hotan) jade pendant, carved with Hehe er Xian raising from a lotus flower. Height 8 cm
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Large Chinese pale celadon and russet hetian (hotan) jade pendant, carved with a Bodhisattva. Height 7 cm
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Large Chinese pale celadon and grey hetian (hotan) jade pendant, carved with a bat and a deer underneath a pine tree. Height 7.8 cm
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Pair of small Chinese russet hetian (hotan) jade carvings, of oxen. Width 3.5 cm
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Small Chinese pale celadon and russet hetian (hotan) jade pendant, carved with Budai. Height 3.5 cm
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Small Chinese celadon and russet hetian (hotan) jade pendant, carved with a tree shrew and a coin. Width 3.2 cm
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Small pale celadon and grey hetian (hotan) jade pendant, carved with two quails. Width 3 cm
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Small Chinese pale celadon hetian (hotan) jade pendant, carved as a lotus fruit. Height 4.1 cm
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Small Chinese pale celadon hetian (hotan) jade pendant, carved as a lotus bud. Height 4.2 cm
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Complete set of twelve Chinese pale celadon hotan (hetian) jade zodiac plaques, each carved and pierced with a zodiac animal. Diameter 5 cm each, Certificate of Identification of the National Gold & Diamond Testing Centre no. A091216727/7089
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Large Chinese jadeite pendant, carved with a qilin climbing on a double gourd, amongst lingzhi mushroom, cash and prunus flowers. Height 9.5 cm
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Chinese jadeite carved pipe. Length 15 cm
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Forty-two volumes of the Transactions of the Oriental Ceramics Society, London, from Vol. 1, 1921-1922 to Vol. 62 1997-1998. (Vols. 1-5 and 6-10 in the reprinted five volumes bound editions of 1962). Complete volume list available on request.
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An almost complete run of the Transactions of the Oriental Ceramics Society, London, from vol. 22, 1946-1947, to vol. 32, 1959-1960 (ten volumes in total). Complete volume list available on request.
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Large Chinese Cizhou sancai jar, Song/Yuan dynasty (13th-14th century), with six handles to the shoulder of alternating yellow and green colour, the body incised with scrolling peony sprays above overlapping lotus petals, covered with bright yellow and green glaze. Height 33 cm.
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Large Chinese flambe glazed jar, 19th century, covered with a thinly crackled rich red and purple streaked glaze thinning to a cream tone to the rim, with wooden lid. Height 28 cm
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Chinese peach bloom glazed libation cup, 19th century, moulded in relief with lingzhi mushroom sprays, apocryphal Kangxi six-character mark to the base, wood stand. Height 8 cm
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Chinese flambe glazed fanghu vase, Tongzhi mark and of the period (1862-1874), the front and the back sides with moulded peach-shaped panels, covered in a thinly crackled dark red glaze with purple and blue streaks, thinning to cream to the edges. Height 30 cm
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Large Chinese pale celadon glazed cong vase, Xuantong underglaze blue six-character mark and probably of the period (1909-1911), each side moulded in shallow relief with the Eight Trigrams. Height 28.5 cm
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Chinese cloisonne meiping vase, 18th century, decorated with scrolling lotus sprays on a turquoise ground. Height 30.5 cm
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Pair of Chinese famille rose mirror image baluster vases, late Republic period (1912-1949), each painted with a lady playing the pipa in a garden underneath lines of calligraphy, the base marked gu yue xuan (Old Moon Pavillion). Height 23.5 cm
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Two Chinese famille rose porcelain plaques, signed Deng Bishan (1874-1930), painted with swimming fish and aquatic plants. 36 cm x 2.5 cm eacHeight
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Large and impressive Chinese porcelain plaque, titled ‘The Eight Horses’, signed and sealed Zhang Zhitang (1893 – 1971), dated 1948, finely enamelled with eight horses in a forest landscape. 56 cm x 33 cm.
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Chinese deer-head handled famille rose porcelain vase, signed Deng Xiaoyu (1920-2000), 20th century, covered with a pale celadon glaze, painted with sparrows on rockworks amongst flowering branches, line of calligraphy to the reverse, seal mark to the base. Height 20 cm
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Chinese famille rose vase, Republic period (1911-1949), painted with beautiful ladies and children in a palace garden, the reverse with lines of calligraphy, apocryphal Qianlong seal mark to the base. Height 19.5 cm
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Very fine porcelain Chinese brushpot, signed Wang Xiliang (1922 - ), the extremely thin walls delicately enamelled with a child playing the flute while riding an ox behind an elderly man smoking a pipe, the reverse with lines of calligraphy, Jindezhen seal mark to the base. Height 17 cm.
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Large Chinese famille rose vase, 20th century, painted with ‘The Eight Horses’ in the manner of Ma Yin, apocryphal Qianlong seal mark to the base. Height 40.5 cm
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Chinese famille rose slender baluster vase, 20th century, decorated with a lady travelling on horseback with attendants, apocryphal Qianlong seal mark to the base. Height 44 cm
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Chinese blue ground famille rose mallet vase, apocryphal Qianlong mark to the base. Height 27 cm
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Chinese small famille rose garlic neck vase, apocryphal Qianlong mark to the base. Height 17.5 cm
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Chinese Ming-style qingbai-type glazed moonflask, decorated with dragons panels. Height 30 cm
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Chinese porcelain figure of Guanyin and child, marked ‘Fujian Provincial Hall’. Height 26 cm
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Chinese porcelain figure of Caishen, the god of wealth, marked ‘Fujian Provincial Hall’. Height 28 cm
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Pair of Chinese blue and white baluster vases, probably Kangxi period (1662-1722), decorated with panels of mythical beasts, each vase with wood cover and wood stand. Height 24.5 cm
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Large Chinese blue and white plate, probably Kangxi period (1662-1722), painted to the centre with a basket of flowers, artemisia leaf mark to the base. Diameter 30.5 cm
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Large Chinese export mandarin pattern bowl, 18th century, painted in underglaze blue and famille rose enamels, with various panels of figures at leisure in palace settings. Diameter 33 cm.
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Unusual and large Cantonese famille rose lidded teapot, 19th century, finely enamelled and painted with panels of figures in palace settings, and birds, butterflies and flowers. Height 25 cm
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Chinese export blue and white oval platter, 19th century, with Canton pattern. Width 34 cm
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Pair of Chinese export famille rose armorial plates, circa 1780, Enamelled at the centre with the arms and crest of King below gilt dart-pattern in the well, and narrow green enamel and gilt bands at the rim. Diameter 22.5 cm. The arms are probably those of the King family of Skelling in Yorkshire. See D. S. Howard, Chinese Armorial Porcelain, London, 1974, p.654. Dean King of Shelling Yorkshire died in 1795. Of his five sons, Captain John King RN FRS accompanied Capt. James Cook on his last voyage in 1779…
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Chinese armorial bowl, 18th century, the arms with the initials ‘DG’. Diameter 11.5 cm
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French Samson famille rose armorial dish, mark to the base. Diameter 27.5 cm
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Pair of Chinese blue and white dishes, 18th century, painted with panels with the character shi (long life). Diameter 15 cm
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Small Chinese Yixing teapot, moulded with bamboo design, seal mark of Shi Daming. Width 12.5 cm
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Small Chinese Yixing lidded teapot, carved with Buddhist lions, seal mark. Width 13.5 cm
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Small Chinese Yixing lidded teapot, decorated with the ‘Three Friends of Winter’, seal marks. Width 11 cm
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Unusual Chinese Yixing teapot, the body and the spout moulded as bamboo, a gourd applied to the lid, seal mark to base and lid. Height 13 cm
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Chinese Yixing teapot and cover, attributed to Pei Shimin (1892-1976), moulded with a c-shaped handle and short spout, artist’s seal marks to the base, cover and handle. Width 16.5 cm
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Anna Pavlova Chinese red silk Mandarin coat, early 19th century, richly embroidered in gold thread with dragons amidst clouds above scrolling waves, re-cut and fitted with dark velvet lining, This coat was probably a gift to the great ballerina Anna Pavlova who is believed to have worn it as an evening coat. Width 1,20 cm. Provenance: included in the Anna Pavlova Commemorative Exhibition, London Museum, Kensington Palace, September 4th - December 31st, 1956, catalogue no. 194. Later sold at Sotheby’s, a…
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Chinese embroidered silk rank badge, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 2nd rank, with a white long tailed bird amongst bats and clouds. 29 x 31 cm
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Chinese embroidered silk rank badge, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 6th rank. 28.5 x 30 cm
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Chinese embroidered silk rank badge, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 4th rank. 26.5 x 29 cm
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Chinese embroidered silk rank badge, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 4th rank, couched gold and silver wrapped thread. 21.5 x 23 cm
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Chinese embroidered silk rank badge, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 7th rank. 24.5 x 27 cm
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Pair of large Chinese calligraphy panels, signed Gao Jianfu (1879-1951), ink on paper, sealed, framed and glazed. 138 cm x 32.5 cm
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Pair of large Chinese calligraphy panels, signed Fan Ceng (1938 - ), ink on paper, sealed, framed and glazed. 133.5 cm x 34 cm
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Small Chinese painting, of a scholar sitting on a river bank under a pine tree, ink on paper, sealed, framed and glazed. 28 cm x 18.5 cm
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Small Chinese calligraphy panel, after Wen Zhenming (1470 – 1559), ink on paper, signed, sealed, framed and glazed. 21 cm x 18.5 cm
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Chinese watercolour on paper, attributed to He Chong (1807-1883), depicting cranes and black birds in a river landscape, unframed. 33.5 cm x 25.2 cm
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Chinese rice paper painting of a glass blower, 19th century, framed and glazed. 21.5 cm x 15.5 cm
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Chinese rice paper painting of two Junks, 19th century, framed and glazed. 19.5 cm x 31.5 cm
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Two Chinese rice paper paintings, 19th century, depicting torture scenes, framed and glazed. 15.5 cm x 21.5 cm
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Three Chinese rice paper woodblock print, depicting respectively the battle of Weihai, the battle for the restoration of the Korean Chosun Dynasty, and a pirate attack to the Chinese fleet. 59.5 cm x 35 cm
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Chinese ivory bead bracelet. Diameter 11.5 cm
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Chinese ivory doctor’s doll, early 20th century. Height 1.2 cm
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Chinese painted ivory chopstick holder with metal mounts, early 20th century. Length 20.5 cm
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Cantonese ivory puzzle ball and stand, 19th century. Diameter 7.5 cm
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Japanese ivory and lacquer snuff bottle, Meiji period (1868-1912), made for the Chinese market, mark to the base, in original fitted box. Height 7 cm
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Chinese tortoiseshell snuff bottle, Guangxu mark and probably of the period (1875-1908), the sides incised with lines of calligraphy. Height 5.7 cm
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Chinese agate carved snuff bottle, 18th/19th century, depicting a man and a crane in ivory white relief. Height 8 cm
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Chinese carved agate double snuff bottle, 19th century. Height 6 cm
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Chinese Suzhou-style agate snuff bottle, late 18th/early 19th century, finely carved following the natural colour of the stone with a scholar and young attendant with a bat, concave base.
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Chinese shadow agate snuff bottle, late 18th/early 19th century, carved in low relief with butterflies and prunus branches, carved footrim, coral stopper. Height 7.5 cm
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Chinese Suzhou-style agate snuff bottle, late 18th/early 19th century, carved cleverly following the natural colour of the stone with a scholar and a horse under a full moon, concave base. Height 6.2 cm
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Small Chinese agate snuff bottle, carved with bat and peach handles. Height 4.5 cm
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Large Chinese agate snuff bottle, of brownish-red colour with strong white cloud areas. Height 7.5 cm
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Chinese agate snuff bottle, late 18th/early 19th century, carved with young man in a mountainous landscape with a single flower, carved footrim. Height 6 cm
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Chinese agate flat snuff bottle, probably early 20th century, carved in relief with a leaping fish with a lotus leaf and bud, carved foot rim. Height 6 cm
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Chinese agate snuff bottle, of grey colour with natural white bands, carved foot rim. Height 6.7 cm
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Fine Chinese pale celadon jade articulated snu' bottle, 19th century, pierced and carved to the sides with scrolling dragons. Height 10 cm
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Chinese jadeite snuff bottle, 19th century, carved with a cricket and prunus flowers on one side. Height 6 cm
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Chinese jadeite double gourd snuff bottle, probably 18th/19th century, carved with qilin on scrolling double-gourd branches. Height 7 cm
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Large Chinese hardstone snuff bottle, 20th century, carved with an eagle hunting a rabbit and lines of calligraphy. Height 8.5 cm
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