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A PALE CELADON JADE ‘PEACH AND
BAT’ GROUP
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

carved in the round, comprised of a large
ripe peach borne on a gnarled branch issuing
unfurling leaves and a further smaller peach,
a bat with wings spread on one side, the stone
a pale celadon with milky white veining and a
patch of russet
Length 6 in., 15.2 cm
PROVENANCE
sotheby’s new York, 19th march 1997, lot 90.
see a smaller related peach and bat carving
sold in these rooms, 3rd June 1975, lot 13. For
other examples sold in our hong Kong rooms,
see two sold 30th november 1980, lots 521 and
568; one sold 17th november 1988, lot 437; and
a white jade group sold 29th november 2018,
lot 769.
$ 15,000-25,000
清十八世紀 青白玉雕福壽雙全
擺件
來源
紐約蘇富比1997年3月19日，編號90 599

600

propertY From a north amerICan prIVate
CoLLeCtIon
A YELLOW JADE SNUFF BOTTLE
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
of compressed rounded form with broad
shoulders tapering to a flat narrow base, the
stone of a pale yellow with rich brown skin at
the base, shoulders and neck, stopper (2)
height 2 in., 5 cm

$ 10,000-15,000
清十九世紀 黃玉鼻煙壺

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