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  141                                                                            A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE
                                                                                 CARVING OF A DRAGON-CARP
   A CELADON AND RUSSET
   JADE CARVING OF BIRDS AND                                                       QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
   FLOWERS
                                                                                  The jade is carved with a sinuous chilong
    LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH                                            clinging to the underside of a ferocious
    CENTURY                                                                       dragon-carp. The jade is of a greyish-
                                                                                  celadon tone with attractive russet
   The pebble is carved in the round with                                         inclusions highlighting the features of the
   birds amongst prunus flowers and an                                            fish.
   intricate network of stems. The russet skin                                    2º in. (5.8 cm.) wide
   of the jade is cleverly utilised to highlight
   the prunus.                                                                   HK$20,000-30,000
   2æ in. (7 cm.) high                                                           US$2,600-3,900

   HK$80,000-120,000                                                                Provenance:
   US$11,000-15,000
                                                                                  The Feng Wen Tang Collection
      Provenance:
                                                                                 清十八世紀  
   The Feng Wen Tang Collection                                                                   青玉魚龍變化珮

  明末 / 清初                                                                         來源:
             青玉留皮透雕花鳥珮
                                                                                 奉文堂珍藏
   來源:
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   奉文堂珍藏

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