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106 A CELADON JADE ‘HEHE
ERXIAN’ GROUP
⋩ 曺 17TH CENTURY
ᶫ 䌱 the narrow boulder carved in openwork with one boy seated Ը๕
ᶾ 晽 wearing a loose robe and trousers, holding a basket and cover,
䲨ġġġ ␴ the face with a jolly expression, the other brother similarly ŔűŪůŬġħġŔŰů炻ΐ㔎炻IJĺĹij⸜Ĵ㚰Ķ㖍
⎰ dressed, standing holding a massive lotus stem, the leaves falling ἃ伭ΐ㕗ġĩIJĺijıĮijıIJĹĪġ⍲崓ỗ䈡ġĩIJĺIJĸĮijıIJķĪɀ㫸暚ằ⃟㓞
Ḵ down the back and the resplendent blossom rising between the 啷炻䶐嘇Ĵĺı
ẁ boys’ heads, the standing boy’s left foot propped upon a large
㒢 double gourd, a small dog perched atop the opposite end of the
ẞ gourd and grasping a lingzhi sprig in its mouth, the stone a pale
celadon with hints of russet at the surface, wood stand (2)

Width 4¾ in., 12 cm

PROVENANCE
Spink & Son, London, 5th March 1982.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016)
Irving, no. 390.
$ 10,000-15,000

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