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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
          士紳珍藏
          3132
          A WHITE JADE CARVING OF TWO BOYS
          PLAYING A DRUM

          QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
          The pendant is carved as a boy holding a sprig of lingzhi suspending a
          chime beside a drum, surmounted by a reclining boy holding drum
          sticks. The stone is of even white tone.
          1æ in. (4.4 cm.) long
          HK$100,000-150,000                US$13,000-19,000


          清十八/十九世紀   白玉鼓樂昇平把件












          PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
          士紳珍藏
          3133

          A WHITE JADE ‘BADGER’ PENDANT

          QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
          The carving is modelled as two interlocking recumbent badgers,
          both with well-defined facial features.
          2 in. (5 cm.) wide

          HK$60,000-80,000                   US$7,700-10,000


          清十八/十九世紀   白玉雙獾珮


















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