AN OLIVE PIT PLEASURE BOAT, LATE QING TO REPUBLIC

A CARVED GANLAN OLIVE PIT PLEASURE BOAT, LATE QING TO REPUBLIC
China, 1880-1949. Skillfully carved, the bow and stern with figures dining, the bottom inscribed with a verse from the 'Ode to the Red Cliff', the stand carved from half an olive pit with water plants rising from scudding waves. (2)

Provenance: From an old private collection in Zagreb, Croatia. Acquired in the local trade between 1980 and 1990.
Condition: Excellent condition with little wear.

Weight: 9.2 g
Dimensions: Length 4.2 cm

Literature comparison: Compare with a closely related and famous example by Chen Zuzhang in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei.

Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related example sold by Sotheby's New York in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 19-20 March 2013, lot 366, for USD $6,875.

核雕赤壁小舟，清末民初
中國，1880-1949。巧妙地雕刻而成，船首和船尾人物雕像，底部刻有詩句，看台由半個橄欖核雕刻而成，水波從浪中升起。

來源：克羅地亞薩格勒布私人老收藏，上世紀八十至九十年代購於當地藝廊。
品相：極好品相，輕微磨損

重量：9.2 克
尺寸：長 4.2 厘米

拍賣結果比較：一件相似的核雕售于紐約蘇富比《中國陶瓷和工藝品》2013年3月19-20日，拍號366，成交價USD $6,875。