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A WHITE JADE ‘BUDDHIST LION AND CUB’
BELT BUCKLE
18th century
The buckle carved as a lion and cub, the larger with
curly mane and a bushy tail swept toward the front,
crouching with a ribbon in its teeth suspending a
diaper-patterned brocade ball between the forelegs,
the cub joyfully clambering up the back, the stone of
polished white tone with small icy inclusions.
8.4cm (3 3/8in) wide.

£4,500 - 6,000
CNY40,000 - 53,000

十八世紀 白玉雕太獅少獅帶鉤

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A WHITE JADE CARVING OF A MANDARIN
DUCK AND LOTUS
18th century
Crisply carved recumbent with its head turned back
grasping a long spray of lotus in its beak, the sides
finely incised with feathers, the well polished stone of
pale white tone with some snowflake-white inclusions.
8cm (3 1/8in) long.

£3,000 - 5,000
CNY26,000 - 44,000

十八世紀 白玉雕鴛鴦銜蓮擺件

Provenance: a British private collection

來源：英國私人收藏

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