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         AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE COMPLETE                           ᪺ڊՌˡ☹   㤎ⅮἕՌܒ⎠Ϯͭ
         SET OF PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE
         EIGHT BUDDHIST EMBLEMS, BAJIXIANG                        ϝᬝ
                                                                  +PIO 4QBSLT卿ٳᘹ卻ᗌ᧐⟟卼
         QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
                                                                  ᙻ           ჺջ㐟ᙻٳᘹ
         Each ornament is carved to depict one of the Eight Buddhist Emblems,
         Bajixiang, raised on a lotus bud, above a stem carved with elaborate scrolling
         foliage, supported on a base carved with stylised lotus lappets. The stones are
         of a mottled pale greenish-white tone.
         9‰ in. (25.1 cm.) high                               (8)

         HK$2,000,000-4,000,000
         US$260,000-520,000

         PROVENANCE
         John Sparks Ltd, London (according to label)
         Acquired in London in the 1960s & 70s


























































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