California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 December 15, 2017  December 15, 2017

 Lot # 5285
A LARGE WOOD CARVED DRAGON BOAT    清晚期 大型木雕船


  • Dimension: Height: 29 1/4 in (74.3 cm) Length: 42 7/8 in (109 cm)
  • Estimate From: $400
  • Estimate To: $800

Finely carved and pierced as large boat with two dragons as prow and the deck surmounted with intricate pagodas with variously shaped Buddhist emblems openwork as windows, the structures linked to each other in bridges, with wooden figures upon the pagodas, and the hull is finely carved in low relief with various motifs of stylized foliate scroll and mythical beasts. Qing Dynasty period.