Description:
Three Quartz and Hardstone Carvings, China, a jade quartz covered censer, goblet-shape, with a flat flanged rim and two dragon head handles, each with a loose ring, the domed cover decorated with an openwork scroll design and surmounted with a lotus bud-shaped knob decorated with pierced scroll design and four carved dragon heads, each with a loose ring; a white quartz immortal playing the Chinese zither, seated on a double-lotus base; and an agate brush washer in the shape of a rolled lotus leaf decorated with floral scrolls, ht. to 6, wd. to 6 1/8 in.
Estimate $700-900
in good condition with minor surface dirt.
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Keywords
ChinaSuhyung Kim
Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3263
Helen Eagles
Deputy Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3132
Asian Works of Art
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