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A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE CARVING
OF A CRANE
17th/18th century
The recumbent bird with legs neatly tucked
underneath, its long curving neck turned sharply
towards the back, holding a lingzhi fungus sprig in its
long beak falling over the wings incised with archaistic
scrolls, the tail feathers finely picked out, the stone of
greenish-white tone with minor russet inclusions.
8.5cm (3 3/8in) long.

£6,000 - 10,000
CNY53,000 - 88,000

十七/十八世紀 青白玉帶皮仙鶴銜桃枝把件

Provenance: Hugh Moss Ltd., London, 19 May 1975
Lowenthal Collection, no.54

來源：1975年5月19日，購於倫敦Hugh Moss Ltd.
Lowenthal藏品，编號54

Compare with a related jade carving of a crane,
Qing dynasty, from the Qing Court Collection,
illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures
in the Palace Museum: Jadeware (III), Hong Kong,
1995, p.100, no.80.

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A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE CARVING
OF A FISH AND LOTUS POND
17th/18th century
Crisply carved swimming above meticulously incised
spiralling waves, the large fish with naturalistically-
carved gills and fins clasping a long sprig of lotus in
its mouth extending down its side, another fleshy
lotus blossom rising above the waves on its left side,
the stone of greenish-white tone with some russet
inclusions.
10cm (3 7/8in) long.

£6,000 - 10,000
CNY53,000 - 88,000

十七/十八世紀 青白玉帶皮連年有餘擺件

Provenance: Lowenthal Collection, no.59

來源：Lowenthal藏品，编號59

This carving is rich in auspicious symbolism. The
character for fish, yu (魚), provides a homonym for
‘abundance’ (yu 餘) while the lotus it grasps in its
mouth, he (荷), provides a rebus for ‘harmony’ (he
和). This carving therefore promises abundant peace.

See a similar pale green and russet jade carving of
a fish and lotus, 18th century, which was sold at
Christie’s Paris, 26 November 2014, lot 3347.

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