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18th/19th century
Of rounded rectangular form, raised on a short foot and below a cylindrical neck with flat mouth rim, the stone of a rich honey tone, the front finely carved from a yellow-ochre skin with two scholars strolling past a gnarled tree, the leading sage looking back with a jovial expression while the second one follows with a cane, the reverse plain, stopper. 6.5cm (2 1/2in) high. (2).
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The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref.2XJEEJT7
該批次中含有象牙的物品已根據《象牙法案》(章節10)註冊Ref.2XJEEJT7
十八/十九世紀 瑪瑙巧雕人物圖鼻烟壺
Provenance: Estelle Chapman, London
Trudy and John Cohen, collection no.B43, acquired from the above circa 1973
Estelle Chapman, 倫敦
Trudy及John Cohen伉儷,藏品編號B43,約1973年從上處獲得
The present lot charmingly illustrates how craftsmen integrated the stone's natural inclusions with established cultural themes. Here, vague inclusions are transformed into a scene of two scholars meeting by a tree, a theme familiar from paintings, see for example a painting of scholars beneath a tree, Ming dynasty, in the British Museum, London (acc.no.1951,0407,0.18). The tree symbolises scholarly virtue and integrity, while the meeting evokes the exchange of wisdom.