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A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF
A HEN
MING DYNASTY
the recumbent bird with a long tail incised with neat feathers,
its head looking forward and detailed with a combed crown,
wattles and beak, the stone of a pale celadon tone with russet
veins
4.8 cm, 1⅞ in.
HK$ 10,000-20,000
US$ 1,300-2,600
明 青白玉瑞雞
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A PALE CELADON JADE FIGURE OF A CARP
QING DYNASTY
the fish rendered in swimming motion, grasping a curved stem
of lotus in its mouth, detailed with incised scales and tail, the
stone of an even pale celadon tone
5.7 cm, 2¼ in.
HK$ 15,000-25,000
US$ 1,950-3,250
清 青白玉年年有餘
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