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A ‘CHICKEN BONE’ JADE ‘LOTUS AND
CRANE’ GROUP
QING DYNASTY
naturalistically carved, the lotus pod borne on a curled pad
with a pair of cranes beside, the stone of an opaque beige tone
with dark brown and russet-pink highlights, wood stand
(2)
7.5 cm, 3 in.
£ 2,000-3,000 US$ 2,850-4,250
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A BLACK AND WHITE JADE ‘RAM’ PENDANT
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
carved into the form of two reclining ram with their heads
facing forward, holding onto a spray of lingzhi, the black and
white-celadon stone cleverly worked to di' erentiate the two
rams and Þ nished to a smooth polish
5.3 cm, 2⅛ in.
£ 3,000-5,000 US$ 4,250-7,100
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A CELADON JADE FIGURE OF A TOAD
QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
the pebble carved in the round as a crouching toad looking to
its left, the stone of an even pale yellowish-green tone reserved
with some dark brown skin
6 cm, 2⅜ in.
£ 3,000-5,000 US$ 4,250-7,100
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