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A CELADON JADE ‘SCHOLAR’ GROUP
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
carved in the round with a smiling scholar
dressed in long robes holding a staff,
accompanied by a similarly jovial attendant
grasping a stalk of millet, both standing on
and backed by a tall pierced and jagged rock
formation, the stone a warm celadon with faint
white mottling
height 6⅞ in., 17.5 cm
$ 8,000-12,000
清十九世紀 青玉雕高士童子擺件

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A CELADON JADE CARVING OF A
HORSE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH
CENTURY

the figure in a recumbent pose, with front legs
outstretched, the head bowed with downward
594 gaze, the finely incised mane falling neatly down
the neck, tail swept to one side, the hooves
clearly defined, the stone of even tone with faint
silvery-white streaks
Length 3⅝ in., 9.2 cm
$ 5,000-7,000

清十八 / 十九世紀 青玉雕臥馬擺件

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