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20th century
The lady carved kneeling on her left leg, her left hand holding a fan, her right hand a floral spray, clad in loose flowing robes, with serene expression beneath finely incised hair flowing down her back, the stone of greenish-blue tone, with wood stand, 6.9cm (2 3/4in) high; the vase elaborately carved in high relief around the vase with two archaistic chilong with notched spines, flanking a squirrel with lingzhi fungus clasped in its mouth, supported by a pagoda issuing from clouds from a fish rising from crashing waves, the other side with a qilin supported on craggy rockwork above waves, the cover similarly carved as a qilin issuing vapour from its mouth, the stone of mottled sea-green tone with dark-grey striations, wood stand, 15cm (5 7/8in) high. (5).
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二十世紀 綠松石雕瑞獸紋蓋瓶 及執扇侍女擺件 一組兩件
Provenance: George A. Cohen (the lady)
Trudy and John Cohen, collection no.H14 (the lady)
George A. Cohen(侍女)
Trudy及John Cohen伉儷,藏品編號H14(侍女)
Compare with a turquoise matrix carving of a boy and dog, Qing dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 24 November 2012, lot 362. See also a turquoise carving of Guanyin and child, late Qing dynasty/Republic period, which was sold at Bonhams London, 12 May 2016, lot 188.