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A YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE ‘MYTHICAL
BEAST’ PENDANT
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
of ß at oval form, one side carved in relief with a prowling
chilong, its legs and furcated tail stretching across the
surface, the opposite side carved with a phoenix twisting its
body in ß ight, pierced at one end, the stone pale yellowish-
white with a caramel-colored skin particularly to the chilong
side
Length 2⅛ in., 5.4 cm
$ 6,000-8,000
㶭⋩ℓᶾ䲨ġġġ䌱晽漵沛䲳䎖

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A ‘CHICKEN BONE’ JADE ‘PEACH AND BAT’
GROUP
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
the irregular boulder shape carved as a large peach borne
on a leaÞ ng stem ß anked by a further, smaller peach and
a ‘Buddha hand’ citron, the central fruit with a bat in relief
to one side and a wan symbol on the reverse, the stone
of an opaque beige tone with dark brown and russet-pink
highlights
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Length 4¾in., 12.1 cm
$ 5,000-7,000
㶭⋩ℓġİġ⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ暆橐䌱晽䤷⢥叔ℐ㒢ẞ

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