AN IVORY CARVING OF A DRAGON BOAT QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

carrying the Eight Immortals, seated on the deck carrying their attributes, either side of a central pavilion enclosing a further seated deity, with details picked out in black, the scaly dragon's body forming the vessel its large head rising above the sea of crested waves coloured in green, wood stand

(2)
35CM LONG

• Lot Sold $3,000 (Hammer Price)
• $3,660 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Condition Report

Tip of dragon tail broken off. The base of green waves glued to the wood stand, traces of glue between boat and wave base, and around the base of the pillars of the central pavilion. Small upright wave on the side of the boat on the right side has traces of glue and on the left side the wave is missing. The long curled whister from the dragon's nose is partly missing on the left side. The attribute is missing from the right hand of the Immortal seated at the front left of boat.