California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 September 24, 2017  September 24, 2017

 Lot # 3486 
AN AGARWOOD CARVING OF HEHE ERXIAN    清 沈香雕和合二仙


  • Dimension: Height: 1 7/8 in (4.8 cm) Width: 2 1/4 in (5.7 cm)
  • Estimate From: $1600
  • Estimate To: $2200

Finely carved in the form of the Hehe Erxian twins seated with wide smiles on their faces, both figures adorned in long flowing robes, both of them holding a brocade ball in one hand while the other wraps his arm around his twin's shoulder in a friendly embrace, the surface patinated to a reddish-brown color, with agarwood aroma. Qing Dynasty period.