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2015 - CHINESE CARVING, EARLY 20TH CENTURY - Mammoth ivory, wooden base. Composition depicting a rock with trees, clouds, and figures. 23 x 11.3 x 4 cm The scene is inspired by "The Monkey's Dream" (Xiyouji), a famous literary work written toward the end of the Ming Dynasty and traditionally attributed to Wu Cheng’en (approximately 1500–1580), which also recounts the fantastical misadventures of Sun Wukong, a mythical monkey said to have accompanied the historical Chinese monk Xuanzang (602–664) on his pilgrimage to India in search of sacred Buddhist texts
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CHINESE CARVING, EARLY 20TH CENTURY - Mammoth ivory, wooden base. Composition depicting a rock with trees, clouds, and figures. 23 x 11.3 x 4 cm The scene is inspired by "The Monkey's Dream" (Xiyouji), a famous literary work written toward the end of the Ming Dynasty and traditionally attributed to Wu Cheng’en (approximately 1500–1580), which also recounts the fantastical misadventures of Sun Wukong, a mythical monkey said to have accompanied the historical Chinese monk Xuanzang (602–664) on his pilgrimage to India in search of sacred Buddhist texts This lot contains materials derived from protected species: the export of this lot may be restricted, and a CITES permit may be required.
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