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PROPERTY
FROM A SOUTH
CAROLINA PRIVATE
COLLECTION
LOTS 309!311
309
A WHITE JADE CARVING OF A
PEACH
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
the fruit of ß attened heart shape with crisply
carved branches twisting across its top
and wrapping around the sides, the leaves
naturalistically rendered with veins and gentle
folds, a small bat soaring on each side, the
stone a milky tone with icy white inclusions
Height 2⅜ in., 6 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Edward D. King (1884-1968), New
York, and thence by descent.
309
$ 8,000-12,000
㶭Ḧ昮ġġġ䘥䌱晽䤷⢥暁ℐ㈲ẞ
Ը๕
EdwardġDįġKingġĩ1884Į1968Īġ㓞啷炻䲸䲬炻
㬌⼴⭞㕷⁛㈧
310
A PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF
A FISH
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
carved from a pebble, the plump Þ sh laying
atop a lotus leaf while nibbling the blossom, a
further blossom rising to one side of its gently
sloping tail, the smooth stone a faint celadon
color with small russet inclusions
Length 2⅛ in., 5.4 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Edward D. King (1884-1968), New
York, and thence by descent.
$ 4,000-6,000
㶭⋩ℓᶾ䲨ġġġ曺䘥䌱晽忋⸜㚱检㈲ẞ
Ը๕
EdwardġDįġKingġĩ1884Į1968Īġ㓞啷炻䲸䲬炻
㬌⼴⭞㕷⁛㈧
310
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