Adam's FINE ASIAN ART Part I 28th & Part II 29th June 2022

50 65A A CARNELIAN AGATE ‘DRAGON AND CHI DRAGON’ BELT HOOK / BELT BUCKLE CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY L: 8,8 cm Weight: 44,1 grams € 600 - 800 65 A RUSSET AGATE ‘PINE’ BRUSH WASHER CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY Carve out of a semi-translucent light brown stone with russets infusions as a bowl surrounded by pine tree branches. The inner part is well hollowed. Offered at auction together with an old partial reticulated matching wooden stand. Dimensions (stand excluded): H: 3 cm - L: 7 cm Weight: 61,8 grams € 800 - 1,500 66 A PINK AND GREEN TOURMALINE ‘MELON AND LINGZHI FUNGUS’ PENDANT CHINA, QING DYNASTY Naturalistically carved out of a single piece of pink and green tourmaline, both a desirable stone and desirable colors, with a depiction of two melons combined with one longevity fungus (lingzhi). H: 3,5 cm Weight: 31 grams Notes: 1. Lingzhi ( 灵芝 ) is the sacred fungus of immortality that grows on the trunks or roots of trees including the pine. 2. Compare with a two-colour tourmaline ‘badger’ pendant sold at SOTHEBY’S New York, 2020-09-23, lot 677, estimate USD 8,000-12,000. 碧玺石“瓜和灵芝”吊坠 中国，清代，19世纪 € 1,000 - 2,000