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A GROUP OF THREE CARVED JADE FIGURE PLAQUES
Perhaps meant to evoke Tang dynasty prototypes, carved as three
dancing curly-haired males in incised skirts, two depicted waving
lithe scarves above their heads, the stone of gray hue mottled in
oatmeal and russet colored inclusions.
2 7/8in (7.3cm) height of tallest

US$800 - 1,200

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A CARVED JADE MINIATURE FIGURAL GROUP
Depicting the Hehe twins seated facing each other, one clutching
tightly to a basket and one leaning on a folded lotus leaf and raising
a lingzhi fungus aloft, separated by a basket of additional blooming
lotus plants, enclosed within a thin raft formed by the gnarled and
blooming pine tree surrounding them, the stone of uniform white hue;
all supported by a fitted wood stand intricately carved as crashing
waves.
5in (12.7cm) long

US$1,500 - 2,500

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A JADEITE LIDDED VASE WITH BIRDS AND PLUM BLOSSOMS
Intricately undercut as a baluster vase emerging from a rocky base
between two birds and a blossoming tree, its multiple branches also
incorporated into the lid with reticulated chain, the blossoms on the
branches preserving part of the russet skin on the original boulder
(losses); with lacquered soft wood display stand.
10in (25.5cm) height of vase
11 1/2in (29cm) height with wood stand

US$5,000 - 8,000

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A SPINACH JADE FINGER CITRON
Deeply hollowed and the fingers deeply undercut with some natural
depressions in the matrix left on the surface to suggest the skin of
the fruit as it rises from a reticulated the leafy twig at the base with a
lingzhi fungus twig on one side and a bat hovering in raised relief on
the other side; with fitted wood stand.
5 1/8in (13cm) height of citron
6 3/8in (16.2cm)

US$1,000 - 1,500

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A CARVED SOAPSTONE BEAUTY AND STAND
Elegantly clad in layered garments and a ribbon-like scarf looping
above the shoulders and down the sides as she stands with her
head turned to her right and her right hand holding a fan, the stone
of variegated golden brown color (minor nicks); the waisted stand of
lozenge section cut from soapstone of mottled ivory and chocolate
brown hue (repaired). [2]
11in (28cm) height of beauty
14in (35.5cm) height with stand

US$1,200 - 1,800

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