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IMPORTANT CHINESE ART FROM THE JUNKUNC COLLECTION | 瓊肯珍藏重要中國藝術
648
A SMALL YELLOWISH-GREEN JADE
FIGURE OF A FROG
18TH CENTURY
The figure is well carved with its head turned to the side, and the
bottom of the webbed feet are finely detailed. The stone of even color
has a satiny polish.
2 in. (5.2 cm.) long
$15,000-25,000
PROVENANCE:
Nagatani, Inc., Chicago, 3 September 1946.
Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978) Collection.
清十八世紀 青玉雕蛙
來源:
Nagatani, Inc.，芝加哥，1946年9月3日。
史蒂芬 • 瓊肯三世（1978年逝）珍藏。
(another view)
The Chinese word for frog (wa) has the same pronunciation as the
Chinese word for baby (wa). Frogs are also a symbols of fertility
because of the large numbers of eggs they lay.
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