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The Property of a Gentleman 紳士藏品
Lots 112 - 128
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A PALE GREEN JADE BIRD STAFF-FINIAL
Song/Yuan Dynasty
The dove carved in archaistic style, the folded
wings picked out with finely incised feathers and
archaistic scrolls in low-relief, the long curling tail
feathers deftly carved with grooves, the legs carved
to the sides, seated on top of a circular hollowed
section, the stone of greenish-grey tone with russet
inclusions, stand.
10cm (3 7/8in) long. (2).

£4,000 - 6,000
CNY35,000 - 53,000

宋/元 青白玉瑞鳥杖首

Provenance: Russell von Bock Art, London,
28 April 2007
Lowenthal Collection, no.67

來源：2007年4月28日，購於倫敦Russell von Bock Art
Lowenthal藏品，编號67

The present example follows the Han dynasty
tradition of awarding dove-headed staff-finials to
civilian officials who have reached the age of 70
and are thus to be treated with greater respect.
Compare with a related jade bird staff-finial, Tang/
Song dynasty, illustrated in Chinese Jade Animals,
Hong Kong, 1996, pp.106-107, no.77. 112

113
A PALE GREEN JADE ‘DOUBLE MANDARIN
DUCK’ CARVING
17th century
The recumbent ducks expertly carved facing each
other affectionately, each grasping in their beaks
a single spray of lingzhi fungus, the wings with
carefully-incised archaistic patterns, the stone of
an even greenish-white tone with russet inclusions,
wood stand.
9cm (3 1/2in) wide. (2).

£6,000 - 8,000
CNY53,000 - 70,000

十七世紀 青白玉鴛鴦銜蓮擺件

Provenance: Roger Keverne Ltd., London, 2011
Lowenthal Collection, no.72

來源：2011年購於倫敦Roger Keverne Ltd.
Lowenthal藏品，编號72

Mandarin ducks, birds which mate for life, are
symbols of conjugal bliss and popular motifs for
weddings objects and gifts. They are often depicted
in conjunction with lotus flowers, thus expressing the
rebus ‘yuanyang xihe’ meaning ‘may you be paired
for life’. See a related jade carving of two ducks,
Ming/Qing dynasty, illustrated in Chinese Jade Animals,
Hong Kong, 1996, pp.182-183, no.174.

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