Property from The Studio of Ten Obsessions sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 21 - 28 April 2020
Lot 18. A pair of carved biscuit porcelain ’landscape' cups, Li Naishi impressed marks. Each: 21⁄2 in. (7 cm.) high, box. Estimate: HKD 20,000 - HKD 30,000 (EUR 2,046 - EUR 3,069). Price Realised: HKD 50,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
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Lot 19. Two carved white jade openwork plaques, 19th-20th century. Larger: 21⁄8 in. (5.3 cm.) wide. Estimate: HKD 40,000 - HKD 60,000 (EUR 4,092 - EUR 6,138). Price Realised: HKD 118,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
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Lot 20. A group of three mottled jade ‘animal’ carvings, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). The largest: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) long. Estimate: HKD 50,000 - HKD 80,000 (EUR 5,115 - EUR 8,184). Price Realised: HKD 60,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
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Lot 21. A group of four jade carvings. The largest: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) long. Estimate: HKD 40,000 - HKD 60,000 (EUR 4,092 - EUR 6,138). Price Realised: HKD 93,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
This group comprises: a white and russet jade mythical animal; a brown and russet jade scabbard chape surmounted by a chilong; a white and russet jade scabbard slide with a taotie mask on one side; and a celadon and russet jade scabbard guard carved as two conjoined mandarin ducks.
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Lot 22. A carved white jade ‘boys and longevity’ group; 2 1⁄2 in. (6.3 cm.) wide, box. Estimate: HKD 20,000 - HKD 30,000 (EUR 2,046 - EUR 3,069). Price Realised: HKD 52,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
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Lot 23. Three carved white jade openwork ‘dragon’ pendants. The largest: 21⁄8 in. (5.3 cm.) long. Estimate: HKD 30,000 - HKD 50,000 (EUR 3,069 - EUR 5,115). Price Realised: HKD 137,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
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Lot 24. A carved white jade toad; 23⁄8 in. (5.8 cm.) long. Estimate: HKD 20,000 - HKD 30,000 (EUR 2,046 - EUR 3,069). Price Realised: HKD 125,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
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Lot 25. Two carved white jade ‘boy’ toggles. Larger: 15⁄8 in. (4.3 cm.) wide. Estimate: HKD 30,000 - HKD 50,000 (EUR 3,069 - EUR 5,115). Price Realised: HKD 125,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
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Lot 26. A beaded jade and hardstones 'animal' necklace; 18.5⁄8 in. (47.3 cm.) long. Estimate: HKD 30,000 - HKD 50,000 (EUR 3,069 - EUR 5,115). Price Realised: HKD 125,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
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Lot 27. Two carved white jade ‘twin-badger’ toggles. Larger: 21⁄4 in. (5.9 cm.) wide. Estimate: HKD 30,000 - HKD50,000 (EUR 3,069 - EUR 5,115). Price Realised: HKD 81,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
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Lot 28. Two carved white jade openwork plaques and a carved white jade lotus root. The largest: 25⁄8 in. (6.6 cm.) long. Estimate: HKD 30,000 - HKD50,000 (EUR 3,069 - EUR 5,115). Price Realised: HKD 40,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
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Lot 29. Two carved white jade ‘cicada’ pendants. Larger: 2 in. (5.1 cm.) long. Estimate: HKD 30,000 - HKD50,000 (EUR 3,069 - EUR 5,115). Price Realised: HKD 125,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
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Lot 30. A yellow and white jade and bone necklace; 173⁄8 in. (44.2 cm.) long. Estimate: HKD 20,000 - HKD 30,000 (EUR 2,046 - EUR 3,069). Price Realised: HKD 112,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
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Lot 31. A yellow and russet jade 'Zhang Qian' carving; 2 in. (5.1 cm.) long. Estimate: HKD 30,000 - HKD50,000 (EUR 3,069 - EUR 5,115). Price Realised: HKD 56,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
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Lot 32. A carved agate ‘dragon’ vase and cover and a carved white jade ‘butterfly’ washer with a spoon. Washer: 3 1/4 in. (8.5 cm.) wide, box. Vase: 4 1/8 in. (10.6 cm.) overall height, box. Estimate: HKD 40,000 - HKD 60,000 (EUR 4,092 - EUR 6,138). Price Realised: HKD 50,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
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Lot 33. A carved white and russet jade bird and a carved white jade ‘ruyi’ plaque. Larger: 2 3/8 in. (6.2 cm.) wide. Estimate: HKD 30,000 - HKD 50,000 (EUR 3,069 - EUR 5,115). Price Realised: HKD 212,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
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Lot 34. A beaded amber necklace with a cow-horn carving of twin badgers; 171⁄8 in. (43.5 cm.) long. Estimate: HKD 15,000 - HKD 25,000 (EUR 1,534.50 - EUR 2,557.50). Price Realised: HKD 30,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
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Lot 35. Two carved white jade ‘eagle and bear’ toggles. Larger: 2 in. (5.2 cm.) long. Estimate: HKD 30,000 - HKD 50,000 (EUR 3,069 - EUR 5,115). Price Realised: HKD 118,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
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Lot 36. Three white jade openwork carvings. The largest: 2 in. (5 cm.) long. Estimate: HKD 20,000 - HKD 30,000 (EUR 2,046 - EUR 3,069). Price Realised: HKD 52,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
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Lot 37. A group of four jade scholar’s objects, 19th-20th century. Estimate: HKD 50,000 - HKD 70,000 (EUR 5,115 - EUR 7,161). Price Realised: HKD 50,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
Brush: 81⁄8 in. (21 cm.) long including the cover
Inkstone: 6 in. (15.3 cm.) long
Paper weight: 91⁄8 in. (23.5 cm.) long
Wrist rest: 63⁄4 in. (17.4 cm.) long.
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Lot 38. A bronze tripod censer and stand; 5 in. (12.7 cm.) overall height. Estimate: HKD 40,000 - HKD 60,000 (EUR 4,092 - EUR 6,138). Price Realised: HKD 93,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
A four-character mark, yongbao zhenbao (precious treasure to be cherished forever), is on the base.
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Lot 39. A carved zitan tree trunk-form brush pot and a root wood tripod censer and a zitan cover, 19th-20th century; 5 in. (12.7 cm.) overall height. Estimate: HKD 40,000 - HKD 60,000 (EUR 4,092 - EUR 6,138). Price Realised: HKD 62,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
The base of the brush pot is inscribed with a two-character mark, reading sansong (three pines).
Brush pot: 65⁄8 in. (16.8 cm.) high
Censer: 111⁄8 in. (28.3 cm.) overall height.
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Lot 40. Two bronze censers. Estimate: HKD 40,000 - HKD 60,000 (EUR 4,092 - EUR 6,138). Price Realised: HKD 52,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
The base of the lion-head handled censer is cast with an apocryphal six-character Xuande mark. The other is cast with the character Xuan.
Censer with lion-head handles: 5 in. (12.6 cm.) wide
Censer with looped handles: 57⁄8 in. (15 cm.) wide.
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Lot 41. A group of ten ‘chicken blood’ soapstone seals, Republic Period (1912-1949). The tallest: 27/8 in. (7.5 cm.) tall. Estimate: HKD 50,000 - HKD 80,000 (EUR 5,115 - EUR 8,184). Price Realised: HKD 437,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.
This lot comprises seals of varying sizes and shapes. Three small seals have inscriptions on their faces reading banyi, chifengcheng yin and aiyaotiao sixiancai, respectively. The ‘banyi’ seal has the signature of Zhiqin (Weng Bingyong, 1892-?) on one side; the ‘chifengcheng yin’ seal has the signature ‘baishi’ on one side. The bases of the remaining seals are plain except for one seal that has the signature ‘Xuechang’ on one side, box.
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Lot 42. Shum Ching Chee (B. 1927) & Pu Ru (1896-1963, Attributed to), A set of three 'landscape' hanging scrolls and a set of eleven 'flowers and landscapes' paintings. Each scroll bears the collector’s seal of Madam Shum Chine Chee. One scroll is also signed by the collector. Each hanging scroll: 363⁄4 in. (93.3 cm.) long, ink on paper.Each painting: 231⁄4 in. (59.4 cm.) wide, ink on paper. Estimate: HKD 10,000 - HKD 20,000 (EUR 1,023 - EUR 2,046). Price Realised: HKD 162,500. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020.