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A PALE CELADON JADE ‘CICADA’ BELT HOOK
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
with the head of a praying mantis forming the hook and
a cicada on the shaft; together with a white jade snuff
bottle carved as a recumbent Buddhist lion, late Qing
dynasty/Republican period
(3)
Length 5.9 and 5.1 cm, 2⅜ and 2 in.
£ 800-1,200
HK$ 7,900-11,800 US$ 1,000-1,500
清十八/十九世紀 青白玉螳螂捕蟬紋帶鉤

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A PALE CELADON JADE RUYI SCEPTRE

the ruyi-shaped terminal carved in low relief with a
scholar and his attendant amidst a rocky landscape,
detailed with a gnarled pine tree and crane in flight, the
arched shaft similarly decorated, the back incised with
jagged rocks, the end carved with loop suspending a
rectangular plaque, the polished stone of an even pale
celadon tone
Length 34.5 cm, 13⅝ in.
£ 4,000-6,000
HK$ 39,100-59,000 US$ 5,000-7,500
青白玉松鶴延年紋如意

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A PALE CELADON JADE ‘PHOENIX’ BELT HOOK
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
the curved shaft carved with a small bird grasping a stem
of grain, terminating with a phoenix head, the stone of an
even pale celadon colour
Length 8.7 cm, 3⅜ in.
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£ 2,000-3,000
HK$ 19,600-29,300 US$ 2,500-3,750
清十九世紀 青白玉鳳首帶鉤

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