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A CELADON AND BLACK JADE FIGURE OF A
CARP
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

naturalistically rendered in swimming motion, grasping in its
mouth a smaller fish skilfully worked from the black part of the
stone, detailed with incised scales and tail
5.7 cm, 2¼ in.
HK$ 20,000-30,000
US$ 2,600-3,850

清十九世紀 青白玉年年有餘

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797
A RUSSET AND GREY JADE FIGURE OF A
TIGER
QING DYNASTY
depicted with rounded eyes and furrowed eyebrows below
incised stripes on its forehead resembling the character
wang, the recumbent body accentuated with a curved spine
terminating in a long tail sweeping to the side
5.5 cm, 2⅛ in.
HK$ 30,000-40,000
US$ 3,850-5,200
797
清 灰青玉帶皮臥虎

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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE JOHN
GREGORY (1935-1996)
THREE CELADON JADE CARVINGS
QING DYNASTY
comprising a ‘badgers’ group; a ‘mandarin ducks’ group; and a
‘lotus and crab’ group
4.2 to 4.8 cm, 1⅝ to 1⅞ in.
HK$ 8,000-12,000
US$ 1,050-1,550
清 青白玉雙獾、青白玉鴛鴦銜蓮 及 青白玉蟹

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