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533 Dried Finger Citron “Buddha Hand” Brush Rest, China, the fruit laid on one side with finger-like tendrils curling at the ends, with a carved bone stalk, lg. 6 1/2 in. $300-500
534 Large Duan Stone Screen on Hardwood Stand, China, carved in high relief with an idealized mountain scene with pavilions on a rocky outcrop, red to olive green stone, supported by a carved wood stand with scroll decorations, framed screen 25 3/4 x 18 3/4 in. $2,000-3,000 535 Carved Bamboo Brush Pot, China, 20th century, tubular, structured in three parts, resting on three feet, the bamboo body decorated in high relief with a continuous Daoist scene with immortal figures and boy attendants engaged in various activities in a walled garden with pines, bamboo, and a banana tree, signed “Xishan yinshi” to one side, ht. 6 7/8, dia. 6 in. $500-700
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536 Six Hardwood and Marble Table Stands, China, 20th century, a wooden panel set in round-edge frame, narrow concave waist, openwork apron, bottom stretchers and shelf, 11 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 9 1/2; a rose-colored marble panel set in “ice-plate”-edge frame, narrow concave waist, openwork apron, cabriole legs, hump-back stretchers, 15 x 7 3/4 x 7 3/4; a dali panel set in round-edge frame, openwork apron, cabriole legs, bottom stretchers, 8 x 6 1/4 x 6 1/4; an octagonal green marble panel set in half-round frame, openwork apron, short curved legs carved with dragon heads, 5 x 12 x 12; a rose-colored marble panel set in “ice-plate”-edge frame, narrow concave waist, apron with openwork and mother-of-pearl inlays, curved legs with carved floral sprigs, 6 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/2; and two dali panels set in “ice-plate” edged frames, straight waist, apron with carved floral scroll, curved legs, 6 3/4 x 18 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. $800-1,000
537 Kun Scholar’s Stone, China, dolomite and silicilate, deeply textured with “wrinkles” and “perforations,” carved to be appreciated on all sides, set on footed hardwood stand, overall ht. 12 1/4, stone 11 x 5 1/4 in. $300-500
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538 Ying Scholar’s Stone, China, limestone, with two peaks on a narrow foot, one overhanging, textured with crevasse and “wrinkles,” designed to be viewed from both sides, with openwork hardwood stand, stone ht. 14 1/2, with stand 16 in. Provenance: Purchased from Kemin Hu. $800-1,000
539 Lingbi Scholar’s Stone, China, limestone, mountain form, with “perforations,” on a low footed hardwood stand, with stand, ht. 14 1/4 x 15 x 8 in. Provenance: Purchased from Polly Latham Asian Art, Boston, Massachusetts. $1,000-1,200
540 Ying Scholar’s Stone, China, limestone, in three layers with extensive “wrinkling” and prominent cave-like “perforations,” set on footed hardwood stand, with stand ht. 13 1/2, stone approx. 11 x 11 in. $1,000-1,800