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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A WHITE JADE CARVING OF A BOY
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
standing dressed in a robe and trousers holding a vase
containing a fully blossomed, leafy peony stem, the child with a
content smile playing across the face, the stone of even color,
wood stand (2)
Height 3½ in., 8.9 cm

PROVENANCE
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1958.
$ 5,000-7,000
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A WHITE JADE ‘CAT’ GROUP
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
the recumbent mother with the tail languidly curled around her and
a beribboned chime on the back, with a kitten craning its neck and
grasping the ribbon in its mouth, a second kitten preparing to crawl up
her shoulders, their paws and legs detailed at the underside, the stone
of even, milky white color, Japanese wood box (3)
Length 1⅝ in., 4.1 cm
PROVENANCE
Bluett & Sons Ltd., London, 1960s.
English Private Collection.
Marchant, London.
$ 8,000-12,000
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A WHITE JADE ‘JIGONG’ CARVING
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY

well carved, the smiling immortal, garbed in long, * owing
robes and a tall hat, poised on one leg, gazing backwards,
and holding the end of a bough over one shoulder, the hand
clutching a peach, the stone of an even color
Height 2⅝ in., 6.7 cm
$ 3,000-5,000
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