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A fine nephrite carving of a mythical beast, 17th-18th century

A fine nephrite carving of a mythical beast, 17th-18th century. Photo courtesy Bonhams. Powerfully rendered as a recumbent chilong biting on the ribbon of a tied scroll box, his horns, mane and tail finely rendered from the pale greenish white stone with...

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3 janvier 2014

A fine nephrite rectangular plaque, 17th-18th century

A fine nephrite rectangular plaque, 17th-18th century. Photo courtesy Bonhams. The rectangular plaque carved and undercut with a stag and doe standing on a rocky promontory by stately gnarled boughs shading a tree peony, the mottled greenish white stone...

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1 janvier 2014

A fine Mughal-style green jade globular jar, 17th-18th century

A fine Mughal-style green jade globular jar, 17th-18th century. Photo courtesy Bonhams. The green stone very finely hollowed to give a soft translucency to the jarlet and delicately carved on the exterior with crisp overlapping petals above a row of stylised...

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1 janvier 2014

A fine and rare Mughal-style jade ewer, 17th-18th century

A fine and rare Mughal-style jade ewer, 17th-18th century. Photo courtesy Bonhams. The thinly-worked globular body surmounted by a ribbed flaring neck resting on a spreading foot, set with a leaf-shaped loop handle and a long, slightly tapering spout,...

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Tags: jade, ewer, Mughal-style, 17th-18th century

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31 décembre 2013

A very rare rhinoceros horn 'scholars in landscape' libation cup, 17th-18th century

A very rare rhinoceros horn 'scholars in landscape' libation cup, 17th-18th century. Photo Bonhams. The horn of a rich honey tone darkening to reddish-brown on the interior, intricately carved with a continuous scene of two scholars conversing on beside...

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31 décembre 2013

A very rare rhinoceros horn 'pine' libation cup, 17th-18th century

A very rare rhinoceros horn 'pine' libation cup, 17th-18th century. Photo Bonhams. The broad-lipped glossy cup formed as a pine trunk with detailed oval knots carved in low relief, the handle shaped as a twisted pine branch issuing groups of pine needles,...

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31 décembre 2013

A very rare documentary rhinoceros horn 'prunus' libation cup, 17th-18th century, signed You Meiwang

A very rare documentary rhinoceros horn 'prunus' libation cup, 17th-18th century, signed You Meiwang. Photo Bonhams. The pale amber horn carved as a gnarled prunus trunk with finely turned knots and crevices in the bark, the handle shaped as a slender...

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31 décembre 2013

A rhinoceros horn 'chilong and flowers' libation cup, 17th-18th century

A rhinoceros horn 'chilong and flowers' libation cup, 17th-18th century. Photo Bonhams. The horn of dark amber tone and carved with one single-horned chilong with a spray of lingzhi fungus in its mouth balancing between a magnolia bud and a lotus leaf...

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25 décembre 2013

Duan inkstone contained within a nanmu box. China, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century

Duan inkstone contained within a nanmu box. China, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century. Photo courtesy Nicholas Grindley Works of Art Ltd. Length 3.5 x Width 3 x Depth .5 inches(8.9 x 7.6 x 1.3 cm). Nicholas Grindley Works of Art Ltd. Chinese Furniture and...

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Tags: China, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century, nanmu, Duan Inkstone

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23 décembre 2013

A fine white jade carving of two boys, 17th-18th century

A fine white jade carving of two boys, 17th-18th century. Photo courtesy Bonhams. Elegantly carved as a older child protectively clasping a younger boy in his arms as he holds a lotus stalk in one hand, the stone an icy white with even color throughout....

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