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LOT 2223
Chinese Bifacial Green Stone Carving of a Dragon Attacking a Boat
20TH CENTURY A.D.
11 1/2 in. (2.25 kg, 29.1 cm).
Carved in high relief; obverse scene of two figures in a dragon-shaped boat in a rocky landscape; reverse scene with stockades and trees, lungzhi fungi, the stone probably bowenite. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection, UK.
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LOT 2223
Chinese Bifacial Green Stone Carving of a Dragon Attacking a Boat
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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