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A WHITE JADE QING DYNASTY ‘LUCKY GOD’ A WHITE JADE QING DYNASTY ‘DOUBLE PHOENIX’
MINIATURE PENDANT PENDANT
White jade with ochre colored inclusions on the backside, White color jade of an even tone, smooth surface polish
smooth surface polish China, Qing Dynasty
China, Qing Dynasty
The stone is carved and pierced in the shape of two
Figural white jade pendant taking the shape of a lucky god confronting phoenix birds in profile – to both sides. In the
with a bare belly. He is holding a garland with a money coin, a middle we find a lingzhi motif.
fly whisk and lingzhi.
Shape: Figural rounded shape with reticulation
Shape: Figural shape with drilled holes for suspension Dimensions: 5,2 x 5,6 cm
Dimensions: 4,5 cm (height), 2,4 cm (length), 1,3 cm (width) Condition: Good condition with fine hand patina
Condition: Good condition with fine hand patina Provenance: American Private collection
Provenance: Old Austrian Private collection, assembled in the
1930s to early 1950s Literature comparison: Christie’s, The Pavilion Sale -
Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, 6 October 2015,
㶭ẋ䘥䌱Ⱦ䤷㗇ȿ⮷㊪梦 HONG KONG, lot 22 (for another example of a double
⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑 phoenix pendant, of comparable size and dating).
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ侩㓞啷炻ᶲᶾ䲨ᶱ⋩⸜ẋ军Ḽ⋩⸜ẋ攻岤ℍ
㶭ẋ䘥䌱Ⱦ暁沛ȿ㊪梦
Estimate EUR 200,- ⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑
Starting price EUR 100,- 伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷

Estimate EUR 400,-
Starting price EUR 200,-

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A WHITE JADE QING DYNASTY ‘BOY AND LOTUS’ A QING DYNASTY WHITE JADE PENDANT OF TWO
PENDANT MONKEYS WITH PEACH
White jade of translucent quality with natural inclusions, White jade of translucent quality, smooth surface polish
smooth surface polish China, Qing Dynasty
China, Qing Dynasty
Jade pendants showing the auspicious “monkeys with
Jade pendants showing the auspicious “boy and lotus” motif peach” motif were high in demand during the Qing
were popular during the Qing Dynasty and symbolizing the Dynasty and a symbol for promotion to a higher position
wish for a male offspring. This example is well rounded, and longevity. This example is well rounded, showing the
showing the boy in a recumbent posture inside a large lotus monkeys with the outsized peach between them and the
leaf and holding onto a branch on which we find a lotus imagery bearing reticulation for suspension.
blossom. A russet inclusion in the material has been cleverly
used for the boy’s tuft of hair. Shape: Figural rounded shape with reticulation
Dimensions: 5,5 cm (height), 5,2 cm (length), 2 cm (width)
Shape: Figural rounded shape with reticulation Condition: Good condition with fine hand patina
Dimensions: 6,3 cm (height), 4,2 cm (length), 2,4 cm (width) Provenance: Dutch collection
Condition: Good condition with fine hand patina
Provenance: American Private collection Literature comparison: Sotheby’s, IMPORTANT CHINESE
ART, 06 APRIL 2016, HONG KONG, lot 3708 (for a white
Literature comparison: Sotheby’s, PLAYTHINGS FROM THE jade group with the same subject and almost identical
COLLECTION OF EDWARD T. CHOW, CHINESE CERAMICS posture of the larger monkey).
AND WORKS OF ART, 27 MAY 2014, HONG KONG lot 82
th
(for an 18 century white and russet jade carving with the 㶭ẋ䘥䌱Ⱦ暁䋜㌏㟫ȿ
same subject). ⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑
匟嗕䥩Ṣ㓞啷
㶭ẋ䘥䌱Ⱦ㊩咖䪍⫸ȿ㊪梦
⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑 Estimate EUR 600,-
伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷 Starting price EUR 300,-
Estimate EUR 400,-
Starting price EUR 200,-

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