
A TURQUOISE FIGURE OF A LADY WITH FAN AND FLORAL-SPRAY; AND A TURQUOISE MATRIX VASE AND COVER 20th century The lady carved kneeling on her left leg, her left hand holding a fan, her right hand a floral spray, clad in loose flowing robes, with serene expression beneath finely incised hair flowing down her back, the stone of greenish-blue tone, with wood stand, 6.9cm (2 3/4in) high; the vase elaborately carved in high relief around the vase with two archaistic chilong with notched spines, flanking a squirrel with lingzhi fungus clasped in its mouth, supported by a pagoda issuing from clouds from a fish rising from crashing waves, the other side with a qilin supported on craggy rockwork above waves, the cover similarly carved as a qilin issuing vapour from its mouth, the stone of mottled sea-green tone with dark-grey striations, wood stand, 15cm (5 7/8in) high. (5). Footnotes: 二十世紀 綠松石雕瑞獸紋蓋瓶 及執扇侍女擺件 一組兩件 Provenance: George A. Cohen (the lady) Trudy and John Cohen, collection no.H14 (the lady) 來源: George A. Cohen(侍女) Trudy及John Cohen伉儷,藏品編號H14(侍女) Compare with a turquoise matrix carving of a boy and dog, Qing dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 24 November 2012, lot 362. See also a turquoise carving of Guanyin and child, late Qing dynasty/Republic period, which was sold at Bonhams London, 12 May 2016, lot 188. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the UK, see clause 13. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing





















