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PROPERTY FROM AN OLD HONG KONG FAMILY
COLLECTION
TWO WHITE JADE FIGURES OF A DOG
QING DYNASTY
each worked from an even white stone to render a
recumbent dog, one in the form of a pebble and detailed with
thick eyebrows, the other with a bushy tail swept against its
haunch 598
3.6 and 4 cm, 1⅜ and 1⅝ in.
HK$ 20,000-30,000
US$ 2,550-3,850
清 白玉卧犬共二

599

PROPERTY FROM AN OLD HONG KONG FAMILY
COLLECTION
A WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC ‘MYTHICAL
BEAST’ PENDANT
QING DYNASTY
well worked to render a mythical beast with the head lifted
upwards and jaws clenched, the head further depicted with a
pair of long curled horns, the stone of an even white colour
3.5 cm, 1⅜ in.
HK$ 20,000-30,000
US$ 2,550-3,850

599 清 白玉瑞獸珮

600

PROPERTY FROM AN OLD HONG KONG FAMILY
COLLECTION
A CELADON JADE ‘FROG AND LOTUS’ CARVING
AND FIGURE OF A GOOSE
QING DYNASTY

the first depicting a frog resting atop a large lotus pad; the
second worked in the form of a goose with its head turned 600
backwards, the body incised with fine plumage
4 and 5 cm, 1⅝ and 2 in.
HK$ 20,000-30,000
US$ 2,550-3,850
清 青白玉蟾蜍及寶鵝把件共二

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