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6139 PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF ADA LUM
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A CARVED JADE FIGURE OF A MONKEY AND HORSE
Qing dynasty
Depicting a playful monkey grabbing at the head of a tired recumbent
horse, its mane and the fur of the monkey accented with delicate
incised lines, the deeply undercut matrix showing a wide vein of dark
russet to black hue separating the pale straw colored knob forming
the monkey’s head from the darker straw-colored legs and belly of
the horse (chipped).
3in (7.5cm) long
US$1,000 - 2,500
PROPERTY FROM AN ARIZONA ESTATE
6137
A CARVED JADE BUTTERFLY
The stylized yet intricately rendered insect reticulated and incised
in stone of whorled greenish white hue mottled in icy inclusions;
fitted snugly into an unusual stand formed by gnarled branches of
attractively figured driftwood.
4 1/2in (11.5cm) width of jade
10in (25.4cm) width of stand at widest point
US$1,000 - 1,500
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE WASHINGTON COLLECTOR
6138
A CARVED JADE BELT BUCKLE
Formed of two fitted halves connected by a beast head hook and
adorned in an undercut and an intricately rendered raised relief mesh
of phoenix and lingzhi fungus motifs the reverse by circular buttons;
carved from stone whorled in striated hues of gray and black.
4 3/4in (12cm) long
US$2,500 - 4,000
