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THE PROPERTY OF AN ASIAN COLLECTOR
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A WHITE JADE CARVING OF A LOTUS ROOT
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The stone is carved as a slender lotus root with three nodes from
which emerge an undulating lotus leaf with fine veining and a lotus
blossom wrapped around one end. The jade is of translucent, even
white tone with some cloudy white inclusions well incorporated
into the design.
8º in. (21 cm.) long, carved wood stand, box
HK$800,000-1,500,000 US$110,000-190,000

PROVENANCE
Sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 2 May 2005, lot 708
The lotus rhizome, ou, seen curled around the base, is homophonous with
‘married couple’ (ou), and the leaf, heye, is a pun for harmony.

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