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76 A CELADON AND RUSSET
‘MONKEY AND PEACH’ GROUP
㶭 曺 QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
⋩ 䌱 the pebble carved as a monkey perched on a leafy peach branch,
ℓġ 晽 the head turned to one side looking up, one hand on the head,
İġ 曰 the face and ß at broad tail delicately rendered, the fur indicated
⋩ 䋜 by a series of short strokes down the spine, a large ripe peach
ḅ 䌣 emerging beneath the right elbow and another by the hip, the
ᶾ ⢥ translucent stone an even celadon accented with patches of
䲨ġġġ ㈲ russet skin
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Length 2⅝ in., 7 cm

PROVENANCE
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 6th July 1981.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016)
Irving, no. 316.
$ 5,000-7,000
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