Page 66 - Fine Asian Art, Bonhams San Francisco June 27, 2017

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A CARVED JADE FIGURAL GROUPING OF LIONS
19th century
The mother depicted recumbent tugging at curling ribbons set
between her and the cub nuzzled at her flanks; the stone of cloudy
hue streaked in cloudy veins of russet and gray.
2 7/8in (7.3cm) long

US$2,000 - 3,000

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A CARVED JADE SEAL PASTE BOX AND COVER
Qing dynasty
Of circular section, the flattened domical cover carved in high relief
with a fu-lion chasing an embroidered ball above a natural circular
depression in the matrix colored with richly mottled russet veins, the
conforming circular box finished with a very low circular foot ring and
showing a small patch of the deep russet in the predominant pale
gray-green matrix.
2 1/8in (5.3cm) diameter

US$2,000 - 3,000

Provenance
Asian Art Studio, acquired at the Arts of Pacific Asia Show, San
Francisco, 2007

8090
A MALACHITE SCHOLAR’S ROCK
Mounted in a fitted wood stand to display numerous vertical stalactic
masses protruding upwards from the arching exterior curve of the
unworked specimen in a manner recalling traditional mountain form
brush-rests or traditional shanshui landscapes, the stone of whorled
hues of pine green.
5 1/2in (14cm) height inclusive of stand

US$2,500 - 4,000

The current lot is likely an upside-down stalactite cluster formed on
the ceiling of a copper cave as a secondary mineral deposit.