An ivory 'double-gourd' brushwasher
Qing Dynasty
The ivory of pale yellow tone, intricately carved as a large double gourd with a chilong dragon at the top looking at its cub on the interior of the brushwasher, all surrounded by flowering and leafy branches supporting three smaller double gourds issuing delicately-coiling tendrils. 15cm (6in) long
The ivory of pale yellow tone, intricately carved as a large double gourd with a chilong dragon at the top looking at its cub on the interior of the brushwasher, all surrounded by flowering and leafy branches supporting three smaller double gourds issuing delicately-coiling tendrils. 15cm (6in) long
Estimate:
£6,000 - 8,000
CNY 56,000 - 74,000
HK$ 70,000 - 94,000
CNY 56,000 - 74,000
HK$ 70,000 - 94,000
Footnotes
- 清 象牙雕螭龍紋葫蘆形筆掭
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