Lot 3169
  • 3169

A 'Chicken Bone' Stone Carving of a Boy 17th Century

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 HKD
bidding is closed

Description

the seated young boy playfully leaning forward on his elbows, contently grinning with his head turned over his left shoulder, both hands clutching a string slung over his shoulder, linking together a sprig of lingzhi, a double-gourd and a coin

Condition

The overall condition is good. There is a minor nick to the ruyi bloom on the boy's back. The actual colour is browner than the catalogue illustration.
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