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A GRAYISH-WHITE JADE ‘LOTUS POD’
BRUSH WASHER
18th century
The well-hollowed pebble formed as an
enlarged pod surrounded by a lotus flower
and a bird perched on one of the stems
rising out of a lotus leaf which serves as the
carefully finished base; the opaque grayish-
white stone marked with black veins, black-
stained natural fissure lines and ink deposits
on the interior and exterior from actual use.
4 1/2in (11.5cm) wide
$5,000 - 7,000
十八世紀 灰白玉荷蓮擺件
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A WHITE JADE ARCHER’S RING
18th century
Worked in high relief with a continuous
landscape of clouds, rocks and trees
sheltering one horse standing and a second
horse at rest; the translucent off-white matrix
marked with some natural hairline fissures and
milky white inclusions.
1 3/8in (3cm) diameter
1in (2.5cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000
十八世紀 白玉駿馬山水扳指
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