ID 963358
Lot 3101 | A CARVED CARNELIAN AGATE 'LINGZHI AND BATS’ VASE
Estimate value
HKD 260 000 – 400 000
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The vase is carved as two conjoined heads of lingzhi fungus surrounded by other smaller fungus stems, fruiting and flowering branches, and a bat in flight, all highlighted by the soft semi-translucent coral areas of the opaque milky-white stone.
3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) wide, box
Provenance
The Estate of a French private collector, acquired between the 1950s and the 1980s
Sold at Christie’s Paris, 12 June 2012, lot 52
| Historical era: | Qing Dynasty |
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Vases and vessels |
| Historical era: | Qing Dynasty |
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| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Vases and vessels |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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