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A CELADON JADE FIGURE OF A QILIN
carved recumbent, the mythical beast with its hooves tucked
beneath its body, portrayed with bulging eyes and a pair of
horns, the body rendered with a bushy tail swept up against
its scaly haunches
4.5 cm, 1¾ in.
£ 800-1,200
HK$ 8,400-12,500 US$ 1,100-1,600

青玉雕麒麟

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PROPERTY FROM AN ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
A PALE CELADON JADE ‘HEHE ERXIAN’
BOULDER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
the jagged mountainscape with the Hehe erxian crossing
a bridge beneath a pine tree, one opening a cloud emitting
bag, the other holding plantain leaves, the reverse with a
spotted deer, the polished stone of a pale celadon tone with
russet highlights, wood stand
(2)
12 cm, 4¾ in.
◉ £ 5,000-7,000
HK$ 52,500-73,000 US$ 6,700-9,300

清十八世紀 青白玉和合二仙圖山子
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A PALE CELADON JADE ‘DRAGON’ RHYTON
17TH CENTURY
the tapering trumpet-form vessel issuing from a dragon
head with scales finely detailed, decorated in low-relief with
stylised lingzhi-shaped scrolls, accompanied by three lively
chilong with curling bifurcated tails in high-relief clambering
upwards, one of which rests its paw and head on the rim,
the stone of an even greyish-celadon tone with some brown
inclusions
14.3 cm, 5⅝ in.
£ 3,000-5,000
HK$ 31,300-52,500 US$ 4,000-6,700

十七世紀 青白玉龍首觥

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