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A WHITE JADE ‘BEANPOD’ CARVING
QING DYNASTY
naturalistically carved in the form of a beanpod attached to a
leafy stalk, the stone of an even white colour
4.5 cm, 1¾ in.
HK$ 20,000-30,000
US$ 2,600-3,900
清 白玉連中三元
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A CELADON JADE ‘CAT AND BUTTERFLY’
PAPERWEIGHT A LARGE PALE CELADON JADE ‘LION’
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY CENSER AND COVER
LATE QING DYNASTY – REPUBLICAN
the cat finely depicted recumbent on a large leaf with furled PERIOD
edges and a stylised ruyi stem, detailed with a butterfly in its
mouth, the pale celadon stone subtly highlighted with russet of quatrelobed form, supported on four cabriole legs each
patches issuing from a lion mask, flanked by a pair of dragon mask
7.8 cm, 3 in. handles suspending loose rings, the domed cover surmounted
HK$ 10,000-15,000 by a finial in the form of a lion contesting a mythical beast, the
US$ 1,300-1,950 stone of a pale celadon tone
清十九世紀 青白玉耄耋鎮紙 w. 18.5 cm, 7¼ in.
92 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比 HK$ 80,000-120,000
US$ 10,300-15,500
清末至民國 青白玉雙龍活環耳四足香爐
