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A GROUP OF SIX JADE RINGS TWO JADE ANIMAL CARVINGS
Qing dynasty Both carved from long thin shards of jade; the first a pair of
Five of cylindrical form with inward-canted edge at the top, the sixth recumbent deer, a stag and a doe, simply rendered from stone of
with a flat side exposing a russet skin. whorled gray and white hue streaked in veins of russet; the second
1 1/4in (3.2cm) diameter of largest ring an archaistically rendered duck amid a leafy and blooming lotus
plant, carved from stone of gray green hue displaying prominent
US$1,000 - 2,000 patches of russet; both with fitted stands.
4 1/2 and 4 3/4in (11.4 and 12.1cm) long
6105
AN AGATE PENDANT PLAQUE DEPICTING LIU HAI AND HIS US$2,500 - 4,000
TOAD
Of irregular oval contour, the front showing Liu Hai seated and the 6110
toad climbing above, each carved from an amber-yellow layer in the TWO AGATE CARVINGS
matrix, the reverse centered with a squAre seal reading Liu Hai yu Each of irregular ovoid form: the first carved with a butterfly and a
chan (Liu Hai entertaining his toad). lingzhi fungus branch using a vein of translucent gray backed by
1 7/8in (4.8cm) long further fungus plants carved from a caramel brown layer in the matrix;
he second with a cluster of grapes carved from a mottled brown
US$1,500 - 2,000 layer backed by curling leaves cut from a translucent gray layer in the
matrix.
6106 2in (5cm) long
A CARVED JADE MOUNTAIN
Perhaps a brush rest, carved from a pebble of irregularly triangular US$1,200 - 1,800
shape to depict a scholar recluse beneath a gnarled pine tree,
reversed by craggy layers of grassy mountain peaks; the stone of 6111
mottled hues of russet and olive gray. AN OVAL JADE PLAQUE
2 1/4in (5.7cm) high Late Qing/Republic period
Of convex surface, thin section and carved in relief with Shoulao, a
US$2,000 - 3,000 deer and a young attendant beneath a pine tree, the faceted rocks
surrounding them following natural fissures in the off-white matrix,
6107 the reverse drilled with two pairs of holes for attachment to another
A YELLOW JADE MONKEY surface (edges chipped).
The engaging animal posed holding a lingzhi fungus branch on the 4 3/4in (12.2cm) long
top of its head and a peach in its lowered left hand as it sits on a
base carved as a lingzhi fungus head, the olive green matrix spotted US$1,000 - 1,500
with patches of pale to deep amber hue.
2 7/8in (6.9cm) high

US$1,800 - 2,500

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A HARDSTONE SCHOLAR’S ROCK WITH STAND
Of irregular cloud-like form pierced throughout by numerous holes,
fitted with a wooden stand.
17 1/2 in (44.5cm) including stand

US$1,000 - 1,500

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