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A CELADON JADE YOUTHFUL PRAYING FIGURE Our figure appears to be a Buddhist acolyte in prayer as indicated by
Ming/Qing Dynasty the lotus on which he sits, the beribboned robes that surround him
The beribboned figure seated on a lotus base, with legs crossed and and the top knot of hair. The closest parallel in jade is a larger figure
with the soles of his feet visible, his hands held in prayer, his hair tied of Amitayus sold at Bonhams, London, 13 May 2021, lot 27.
in a small top knot.
2 3/4in (7.1cm) high, box There are numerous extant examples of jade carvings of Buddha,
fewer of Amitayus, and even less of acolytes. For related jade figures
$6,500 - 8,500 of Buddha in the Qing Court Collection, see the Compendium of
Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 8 Qing Dynasty, Beijing,
2011, nos.234-238 and 264-265.
明/清 玉雕仙人坐像
See two related pale green jade figures of Buddha, dated 18th
century and 18th/19th century, which were sold at Bonhams London,
8 November 2012, lot 3, and 14 May 2015, lot 115.

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