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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF THE LATE GERARD ARNHOLD
ⱷ769
A MOTTLED GREYISH-WHITE AND RUSSET JADE `ELEPHANT
AND BOYS’ GROUP
QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
The elephant is shown standing foursquare with the head turned and the trunk
curled towards the left, draped with a saddle cloth carved in shallow relief with
vaporous clouds above rock formations emerging from waves on the sides and
a quatrefoil cartouche with floral scroll on the back. Two boys holding cleaning
implements attend to the elephant, with one scrambling on the back and the other
at the proper rear foot. The stone is of a mottled greyish-white and russet tone.
4¡ in. (11 cm.) wide

$18,000-25,000
PROVENANCE:
The Gerard Arnhold (1918-2010) Collection, São Paolo.

GERARD ARNHOLD舊藏
清十七/十八世紀 灰褐玉童子洗象擺件
來源:
Gerard Arnhold (1918-2010)珍藏, 聖保羅

(detail)
767
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF THE LATE GERARD ARNHOLD PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF THE LATE GERARD ARNHOLD
ⱷ767 ⱷ768
A PALE AND DARK GREY JADE CARVING OF A LION WITH CUB A SMALL WHITE JADE FLATTENED PEBBLE-SHAPED
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY `ELEPHANT’ BOX AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
The group is carved as a recumbent lion and cub, both with a flat ruyi-shaped
nose, curly brows, mane and tufted tail carved with fine hair markings. The The rounded top is carved in low relief with a curled elephant, the box with the
stone is of pale and dark grey tone. elephant’s body and legs, bound by narrow metal bands at the rims. The semi-
translucent stone is of an even white tone.
2æ in. (7 cm.) long
2¿ in. (5.4 cm.) wide
$4,000-6,000
$2,000-3,000
PROVENANCE:
The Gerard Arnhold (1918-2010) Collection, São Paolo. PROVENANCE:
The Gerard Arnhold (1918-2010) Collection, São Paolo.

GERARD ARNHOLD舊藏
GERARD ARNHOLD舊藏
明末/清初 十七世紀 灰玉太師少師把件
清十七/十八世紀 白玉象式小蓋盒
來源:
來源:
Gerard Arnhold (1918-2010)珍藏, 聖保羅
Gerard Arnhold (1918-2010)珍藏, 聖保羅

768 (two views)

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