120 free≤an’s fine & decorative asian arts
09/10/11
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523 Large Chinese elephant ivory Quanyin The carved openwork figure with inset colored beads and dressed in a typically elaborate gown with beaded accoutrements and a fancy crown holds a leafy branch and a flower basket near an acompanying phoenix. H: 35 in. $8,000-10,000
524 Large Chinese elephant ivory temple-form censer The elaborate pieced ivory vessel of exaggerated archaic design with double-ringed dragon handles, elephant form legs and dragoncarved relief panels to walls; surmounted by pagoda-like architectural cover with figures and a fanciful inscription mentioning the Shaolin Temple. H: 18 in. $5,000-8,000