A coral branch celestial maiden. 20th Century

The principal branch carved as a beauty with an elaborate coiffure and trailing ribbons above her sweet face, her right arm and the basket of flower she holds forming one subsidiary branch and the opposing branch worked as two climbing boys, the matrix shading from pale to deep coral red with some white inclusions. 9in (23cm) high excluding wood stand. Estimate: $700 - 900

Bonhams. Fine Asian Works of Art, 29 Jun 2009. 220 San Bruno Avenue, San Francisco