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28 A LARGE PALE CELADON JADE
OPENWORK HAIRPIN
㶭 曺 QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
Ḧ 䘥 the long cylindrical shaft terminating in a pointed tip at one end
昮ġġġ 䌱 and broadening to a decorative openwork Þ nial at the other, the
掌 Þ nial of square section with the exterior formed as a network
晽 of blossoming prunus branches, the slender branches moving
㠭 in graceful arcs and issuing new leaves amidst the blooms, the
剙 interior of the Þ nial hollowed except for a thin central axis, the
䲳 stone an even greenish-white color
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Length 11¼ in., 28.7 cm

PROVENANCE
Oriental Rarities (Alan Hartman), New York, 12th March 1981.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016)
Irving, no. 328.
$ 10,000-15,000
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29 A PALE CELADON JADE
HINGED PLAYTHING
㶭 曺 QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
⋩ 䘥 the ß at stone shaped as a ruyi head with the short ‘stem’
ḅ 䌱 serving as the hinge, one side hollowed with an oval recession,
ᶾ 德 the reserved stone forming an integral openwork pendant in
䲨ġġġ 晽 the shape of a pair of confronting chilong, a tab incised with
坕 geometric motifs extending from the pendant and forming
漵 the inner component of the hinge, the pendant and tab Þ tting
䲳 neatly into the recessed space when the plaything is closed, the
ᶨ opposite side carved in low relief with a heron perched on a rock
嶗 in a pond with reeds rising from the water all around, the shallow
忋 walls carved with two long slits, the stone a very pale green with
䥹 a few white inclusions
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Width 2⅛ in., 5.4 cm

PROVENANCE
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016)
Irving.
$ 5,000-7,000
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