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AN EXCEPTIONAL WHITE JADE ‘CATFISH’ 清乾隆 白玉富貴有餘如意
RUYI SCEPTRE
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
superbly worked with an elongated slender curved shaft
leading up to an oval terminal, the terminal depicted in low
relief with a ruyi-shaped border enclosing a pair of catfish
flanking a central peony bloom, the end of the shaft further
adorned in low relief with a bat suspending in its mouth a
beribboned wan symbol, the billowing ribbon extending onto
the reverse, the lustrous and translucent stone of an even
white colour with faint inclusions and a russet streak on the
reverse of the shaft skilfully incorporated in the design
36.8 cm, 14½ in.
HK$ 2,000,000-3,000,000
US$ 255,000-383,000

18 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比