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6099 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. ROBERT ROSEN,
A PALE GREEN JADE RUYI SCEPTER LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
Late Qing dynasty
Of gnarled branch form encircled by tendrils of vines and smaller 6102
fungi, terminating in a flat head of semi-naturalistic lingzhi fungus A PAIR OF CARVED JADE TABLE SCREENS
shape, the stone of mottled green hue flecked in minute black and Of tall and thin rectangular section, carved in raised relief to the front
oatmeal colored inclusions. to depict watery landscapes, reversed by simple incised two-stanza
9 1/2in (24 cm) long poems bearing Qianlong Yuzhi marks; the stone of standard dark
‘spinach’ green hue mottled in cloudy inclusions.
US$1,000 - 2,000 10 1/2in (26.5cm) height exclusive of wood stands

6100 US$1,500 - 2,000
A PARTIAL SET OF MIXED HARDSTONE MINIATURE MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS
Including a qin and six other string instruments; a bamboo mouth
organ (sheng) and two flutes; three different types of drum; a gong, 6103
pair of cymbols and a set of three clappers. [16] TEN JADE AND OTHER HARDSTONE THUMB RINGS
4in (10cm) length of largest instrument Qing dynasty and earlier
Each of cylindrical form, the top edge of each canted upward, with
US$1,000 - 1,500 lower edge convex, the spinach jade example carve with bats and
stylized shou medallions.
Due to the large number of items in this lot, condition reports and 1 1/4in (3.2cm) diameter of largest ring
photos of individual pieces will not be available.
US$800 - 1,000
6101
A JADEITE COVERED VASE Due to the large number of items in this lot, condition reports and
20th century photographs of individual pieces will not be available.
Of lidded flattened baluster form, enmeshed within an intricately
reticulated and undercut profusion of squirrels, rocks, and grape
vines; carved from stone whorled in hues of sea-green and apple.
4 3/4in (12cm) high

US$1,500 - 2,500

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