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77 A WHITE JADE ‘PRAYING
MANTIS’
㶭 䘥 QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
⋩ 䌱 carved in openwork, resting on its abdomen with the head lifted
ℓ 晽 and the spindly legs bent to form a series of peaks, a blossoming
ᶾ 坛 lily to one side, the slender stem and leaves twisting in front of
䲨ġġġ 圪 and under the insect, the Þ ne details naturalistically carved, the
㈲ stone an even white color
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Length 2½ in., 6.3 cm

PROVENANCE
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016)
Irving, no. 349.
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$ 4,000-6,000
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78 A PALE CELADON JADE
‘CAMEL’ GROUP

㶭 曺 QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
⋩ 䘥 carved as a recumbent camel with its two small young playfully
ℓġ 䌱 clambering at its sides, each with well-deÞ ned, plump ears
İġ 晽 ß attened against the head, the fur delineated in Þ nely incised
⋩ 榙 strokes, the largest with two humps on its back, the translucent
ḅ 榅 stone a whitish-celadon color
ᶾ ㈲
䲨ġġġ ẞ
Height 2½ in., 6.5 cm

PROVENANCE
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 25th April 1980.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016)
Irving, no. 308.
႒ $ 3,000-5,000

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