17 juillet 2016
A pair of tourmaline ‘lingzhi’ seals, Qing dynasty, 18th century
Lot 511. A pair of tourmaline ‘lingzhi’ seals, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Estimate 60,000 — 80,000 HKD. Lot sold 75,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's
each of asymmetrical form, the green inclusions of the translucent stone cleverly worked in low relief to depict a lingzhi bloom borne on leafy stems, the top of the sides in openwork with two recumbent rams amidst further lingzhi blooms and jagged rockwork, wood stands; width 3.9 and 3 cm., 1 1/2 and 1 1/8 in.
Sotheby's. Chinese Art, Hong Kong, 03 Dec 2015
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