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An ivory wrist rest, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, of tapering…
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Melbourne
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5-Apr-2011
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An ivory wrist rest, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, of tapering rectangular form, the curved top carved in low relief with a maiden standing in a pavilion garden with pine and willow trees, a thatched hut set high on a rocky ledge among distant peaks, the underside intricately carved and pierced with a procession of Luohan riding on animals and on foot ascending a path through pines towards a dragon emerging from clouds swirling around mountain peaks, fitted wood stand (2) 31 cm Compare with other carved ivory wrist rests, dated to the early and middle Qing dynasty, in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in the complete collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, the Commercial press, Hong Kong, 2002, vol.
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Oriental: Ivory