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A CELADON AND BROWN JADE ‘BUFFALO AND BOY’ GROUP
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

明 青褐玉水牛牧童擺件

The recumbent bufalo is carved with a boy playfully clambering onto its back.
The animal is further detailed with a rope tied through its nostrils and over
its back. The stone is of a celadon and dark brown tone with some creamy
inclusions.

3 in (7.5 cm.) long, wood stand

£2,000-3,000 $3,100-4,500
€2,800-4,100
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A HAN-STYLE MOSS GREEN AND BROWN JADE MODEL OF
A PIG
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) OR EARLIER

明或更早 青玉帶皮仿漢豬握

The rounded rectangular animal is carved with a fat snout and deep slanting
grooves delineating the body. The stone is of a moss green tone with streaked
brown and russet inclusions.

4¿ in. (10.3 cm.) long, wood stand

£1,000-1,500 $1,600-2,300
€1,400-2,000

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A CELADON AND GREY JADE ‘BUTTERFLY’ PENDANT AND A
PALE CELADON JADE PLAQUE
18TH-19TH CENTURY AND MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

清十八/十九世紀及明 青灰玉雙蝶墜及青白玉歲寒三友
牌 一組兩件

The pendant is carved and pierced as two butterfies on a leafy branch and
suspending from a jade bead necklace. The stone is of a celadon tone with
dark grey and brownish inclusions. The plaque is carved and and pierced with
a ram, a deer and the ‘Three Friends of Winter’ (bamboo, pine and prunus
trees). The stone is of an even celadon tone with slight milky inclusions.

2¡ in. (6 cm.) and 2æ in. (7 cm.) long (2)

£2,000-3,000 $3,100-4,500
€2,800-4,100
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