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156 The carving of the deer is particularly noteworthy for its naturalistic
A RARE VERY PALE GREEN JADE CARVING OF A STAG carving, with the finely delineated ribs, the arched back and rounded
17th/18th century sides, the reticulated undulating horn and fine lingzhi fungus sprig.
Expertly carved from an attractive stone of even pale tone, the
recumbent stag with raised head and long prominent antlers, a spray Compare a related pale green jade deer, from the Tuyet Nguyet
in its mouth issuing three lingzhi fungi, its legs neatly folded and tucked collection, illustrated in H.K.Hui and T.Y.Pang, Virtuous Treasures:
underneath, wood stand. Chinese Jades for the Scholar’s Table, Hong Kong, 2007, pl.101.
9.3cm (3 5/8in) wide (2).
£4,000 - 6,000 CNY37,000 - 55,000
HK$44,000 - 66,000
十七/十八世紀 青白玉仙鹿銜靈擺件
Provenance: an English private collection, assembled in Hong Kong
from 1967-1989, and thence by descent
來源:
英國私人收藏,於1967至1989年期間蒐於香港,並由後人保存迄今