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Lot 7015

A massive pair of rock crystal 'phoenix' carvings
Late Qing/Republic period

23 June 2015, 10:00 PDT
San Francisco

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A massive pair of rock crystal 'phoenix' carvings

Late Qing/Republic period
Each carved in mirror image from variegated grayish-smoky stone as an elegant bird standing on rockwork in profile with the curving neck turned to look over the feather-incised body, the slender beak grasping a spray of heavy lingzhi fungus heads issuing from a twisting trunk; wood stands.
\14 1/4in (36.2cm) height of each carving

Footnotes

Provenance:
each acquired in 1966 as per acquisition numbers 1966.317 and 1966.318

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