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237 160143/23
A carved Chinese white and gray jade boulder
18th century
deeply carved on both sides, depicting a recumbent qilin and
phoenix in a mountainous landscape; clouds, pine, and lingzhi
verso, stone of milky white hue with russet inclusions to
body, with fitted wooden stand.
H: 6 in., 15.2cm
provenance:
The Estate of Kenneth L. Hallam, Washington D.C.
$5,000-7,000

238 160143/22
A Chinese reticulated celadon jade ‘wufu’ boulder
18th century
carved to show five fu bats in flight between scrolling
clouds amidst mountainous landscape, jade of grayish
white hue with russet surface, with fitted stand.
L: 5 in., 12.7cm
provenance:
The Estate of Kenneth L. Hallam, Washington D.C.
$3,000-5,000

239 160143/21
A Chinese spinach-green jade ritual disc, xuanji
18th/19th century
with three deeply cut notches forming three arcs,
each set with a pair of five-pronged teeth, incised on
one side with three chilong.
D: 11 in., 28cm
provenance:
The Estate of Kenneth L. Hallam, Washington D.C.
$1,000-1,500

240 160143/20
Four Chinese jade carvings
18th/19th century
comprising a small ‘mutton fat’ jade ‘dragon’ bottle
vase, a jadeite ‘lotus’ brush washer, a small jadeite
archaic cylindrical vase and cover and a hardstone
‘cicada’ pendant. (4).
H of largest: 5 in., 12.8cm
provenance:
The Estate of Kenneth L. Hallam, Washington D.C.
$1,000-1,500