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Auction House:
Auction Location:
Auckland
Date:
17-Jul-2018
Lot No.
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Description:
A substantial Chinese Qing period carved ivory tusk depicting the Eight Immortals voyaging to the Feast of Peaches, adrift on a boat with a superstructure carved as a gnarled and ancient pine, the rudder and furled sail as a lotus leaves and flowers conforming to the natural tusk shape. Raised on a hardwood stand carved and pierced as dancing waves and lotus. Length 39 cm. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection.
Estimate:
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Price:
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Category:
Oriental: Ivory