$8,000
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,000
Auction: March 12, 2019 10:00:00 AM EDT
Finely carved and with a high polish, depicting a phoenix on the edge of a ruyi-head form lingzhi coup, a pomegranate to one side with a sinuous qilong to the shoulder, the very even luminous stone with scattered small lighter inclusions and slight pale russet veining.
H: 3 in., 7.5cmProvenance: Property from a Philadelphia educational institution, sold to benefit the acquisitions fund.