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A PALE CELADON JADE ‘MANDARIN
DUCK’ GROUP
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
the oval stone deftly carved into the form of a
pair of Mandarin ducks swimming side-by-side,
the larger duck a! ectionately reaching its head
back to touch the smaller one, both ducks
grasping lotus stems in their bills, the ribbon-
like stems and attendant lotus pad and pod
carved in openwork above the ducks, the stone
a very pale green color with patches of russet
skin at the lotus
Length 2¾ in., 6.9 cm
$ 6,000-8,000
㶭⋩ℓᶾ䲨ġġġ曺䘥䌱晽扄咖泃泎㈲ẞ

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A WHITE JADE CARVING OF A
MYTHICAL BEAST
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

the small oval stone worked to form a deer-
like creature nibbling a lingzhi while laying
recumbent with its legs folded beneath the
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body, the neck and head tucked back, a short
ruyi-form antler rising from the crown of the
head, the stone an even, icy white color
Length 1⅝ in., 4.1 cm
$ 5,000-7,000
㶭⋩ℓᶾ䲨ġġġ䘥䌱晽扄曰䐆䌠㈲ẞ

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