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A WHITE JADE PENDANT
LATE QING DYNASTY
well worked on one side with a child sitting astride a dragon
and holding vessel with three arrows, below a cartouche
reading tianzi (Son of Heaven), the reverse with an inscription
reading pingsheng sanji (‘may you be promoted swiftly by
three ranks’), followed by two seal marks reading ru and yi (‘as
you wish’), below a cartouche reading wannian (long live), all
framed by scrolling clouds and a tasselled chime
7 cm, 2¾ in.
HK$ 100,000-150,000
US$ 12,900-19,400
清末 白玉「平昇弎級」珮
Rubbing 拓本
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A STRING OF ‘ZODIAC’ JADE BEADS
comprising twelve jade beads of zodiac animals carved in the
round, all strung into a chain
each bead approx. 1.5 cm, ⅝ in.
HK$ 30,000-50,000
US$ 3,900-6,500
玉雕十二生肖珠串
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