A CHINESE CARVED RED CORAL FIGURE OF A MEIREN WITH BOYS
China, early to mid-20th century. The tall beauty is finely carved standing and reaching her arms out to one side, holding a fan as a young boy clings to her right arm and a little girl peaks out from behind her excitedly raising her arms. The skillfully carved flowing garments of the lady and children are decorated with floral designs, the meiren’s finely incised hair tightly tied with a ribbon. The exquisite coral is of a beautiful and even reddish-orange hue with scattered white inclusions.


Provenance
: The collection of Ted Adameck, USA, and thence by descent in the same family. A copy of an old expertise from Adameck’s Asian Art accompanies this lot. Ted Adameck (1924-2019) was a legendary collector of Japanese Netsuke, active for many decades, operating two antique shops in Honolulu and writing countless articles and books on the subject as well as many others on Asian art and culture.

Condition:
Good condition with minor wear, some small chips and minor losses to the head decoration.

Weight: 380 g (excl. stand)
Dimensions: Height 22.6 cm (incl. stand)

With a fitted wood stand finely carved in openwork. (2)


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams Sydney, 10 August 2022, lot 61
Price: AUD 17,220 or approx.
EUR 11,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A coral figure of a courtesan and a child, early to mid 20th century
Expert remark: Note the similar size (21.2 cm).


Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Bonhams San Francisco, 7 June 2005, lot 2040
Price: USD 16,450 or approx.
EUR 24,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A fine carved coral figural group
Expert remark: Note the size (23.5 cm).


Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Christies New York, 18 June 2014, lot 76
Price: USD 23,750 or approx.
EUR 28,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A Chinese carved red coral figure of a maiden with birds and flowers
Expert remark: Note the larger size (26 cm).

This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.




珊瑚雕夫人童子像

中國，二十世紀早期至中期。美人線條流暢優美，一手持扇子，一個小男孩抱住她的右臂，一個小女孩從她身後探出，興奮地舉起雙臂。婦人與兒童的衣著精雕細刻，飾花卉紋理；婦人的頭髮刻畫分明，佩戴絲帶。珊瑚呈美麗均勻的紅橙色，帶有散落的白色紋理。


來源：
美國Ted Adameck收藏，自此同一家族世代相傳。隨附一份Ted Adameck 藝廊的鑒定複印件。Ted Adameck (1924-2019) 是Netsuke的傳奇收藏家，活躍了幾十年，在檀香山經營兩家古董店，寫了無數有關該主題的文章和書籍，以及許多其他有關亞洲藝術和文化的文章。

品相：
狀況良好，有輕微磨損、小刻痕、小缺口，頭部裝飾有輕微損失。

重量：380 克 (不含底座)
尺寸：高 22.6 釐米 (含底座)

鏤空雕刻木底座。(2)


拍賣結果比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：雪梨邦瀚斯，2022年8月10日，lot 61
價格：AUD 17,220（相當於今日
EUR 11,500
）
描述：二十世紀早至中期提籃仕女童子像及座、盒
專家評論：請注意相似的尺寸 (21.2 釐米)。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：相近
拍賣：舊金山邦瀚斯，2005年6月7日，lot 2040
價格：USD 16,450（相當於今日
EUR 24,000
）
描述：珊瑚仕女像
專家評論：請注意尺寸 (23.5 釐米)。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：相近
拍賣：紐約佳士得，2014年6月18日，lot 76
價格：USD 23,750（相當於今日
EUR 28,500
）
描述：珊瑚雕刻花鳥少女像
專家評論：請注意尺寸較大 (26 釐米)。