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                           A SUPERB WELL-CARVED SPINACH-GREEN JADE CIRCULAR TABLE SCREEN
                           QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
                           One side is well carved in high relief with a scene of Xiwangmu seated on a phoenix and holding a peach
                           accompanied by an attendant holding a fan as she descends amidst clouds from heavenly pavilions
                           towards the immortal Shoulao accompanied by an attendant holding a staf hung with a double gourd
                           who stands amidst trees below to welcome her. The reverse is carved with a pavilion and two deer in a
                           landscape setting with lingzhi growing in the foreground. The stone is of rich mottled dark green color.
                           8Ω in. (21.7 cm.) diam., zitan and hongmu wood stand

                           $100,000-150,000

                           PROVENANCE
                           Collection of Sir John William Buchanan-Jardine, 3rd Baronet of Castle Milk (1900-1969).
                           Spink & Son, Ltd., London, 30 June 1959.
                           Private Collection, England: Bonham’s Hong Kong, 4 December 2008, lot 204.
                           The Studio of the Clear Garden.
                           Sir John William Buchanan-Jardine was a son of Sir William Jardine, the founder of Jardine, Matheson &
                           Co., which was established in Canton in 1832. This great shipping company rose to dominate the China
                           trade and was instrumental in the early development of Hong Kong.
                           清乾隆   碧玉雕蟠桃獻壽圖圓插屏































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