Asian Art II - 22nd May 2019
Lot 709
λ A CHINESE IVORY BITONG 17TH CENTURY Decorated to the exterior with two scholars seated on a...
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £3200
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λ A CHINESE IVORY BITONG
17TH CENTURY
Decorated to the exterior with two scholars seated on a river bank in a rocky mountainous landscape beneath swirling clouds, with two further scholars and an oarsman on a sampan boating down the waters, with pavilions, pine and willow trees dispersed throughout the setting, the reverse incised with an artemisia leaf and an inscription, 12.5cm.