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A PAIR OF WHITE JADE ‘DOUBLE HAPPINESS’ BELT
BUCKLES
18th/19th century
Each finely carved in openwork the form of a shuangxi
character beneath a hanging ribbon, each aperture with a
relief bead and all within a beaded frame, the stone of even
pale-white tone.
6cm (2 3/8in) long (2).

£4,000 - 6,000
CNY35,000 - 52,000

十八/十九世紀 白玉雙喜帶扣 一對

The Chinese character for joy or happiness is xi (喜).
Twinned with the same character, the symbol known
as shuangxi (囍) represents ‘double happiness’ and is a
commonly used motif at weddings.

A similar pair of buckles, carved as double xi characters,
dated to the Qing dynasty, is illustrated by Wang Liang Tei
He and Li Hinhui in The Complete Collection of Unearthed
Jades in China, Vol.12, Beijing, 2005, n.146.

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A SOAPSTONE CARVING OF A LUOHAN WITH PEACH
Signed Zifu, 17th century
The figure carved casually seated on a flat woven straw mat
with a contemplative face incised with bristly eyebrows and
moustache, his right leg raised and left hand holding a large
peach on a leafy stem, dressed in long loose robes incised
with gilt foliate hems and inlaid with stones, the base pierced
and with red and green pigment remaining.
8cm (3 1/8in) high

£5,000 - 8,000
CNY43,000 - 69,000

十七世紀 壽山石羅漢坐像
「子夫」金文刻款

Provenance: E&J Frankel collection, no.760 (label)

來源： E&J Frankel收藏, 藏品編號760 (標貼)

Compare with related soapstone carving of Luohans, Fujian,
17th century, with similar pierced rockwork base, illustrated
in Between Heaven and Earth: Secular and Divine Figural
Images in Chinese Paintings and Objects, Hong Kong,
1988, nos.51, 53, 54.

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A SOAPSTONE CARVING OF A LUOHAN
17th/18th century
The figure modelled with serene expression and casually
seated on pierced rockwork, his right hand holding a book,
dressed in loose robes incised with gilt floral hem and
auspicious ruyi clouds, open at the chest to reveal a collared
shirt, with green and red pigment remaining, the stand
possibly later.
12cm (4 3/4in) high.

£3,000 - 4,000
CNY26,000 - 35,000

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