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PROPERTY FROM THE SUI YUAN ZHAI COLLECTION

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                                                                                  A PALE CELADON JADE SHOULAO AND DEER GROUP
                                                                                  17TH-18TH CENTURY

                                                                                  清十七/十八世紀 青白玉壽老立像

                                                                                  The God of Longevity is carved holding a gnarled sceptre in his hands and
                                                                                  wearing long fowing robes. He stands beside a deer. The stone is of a pale
                                                                                  celadon tone sufused with brown striations.

                                                                                  4 in. (10 cm.) high, wood stand

                                                                                  £800-1,200                                  $1,300-1,800
                                                                                                                              €1,100-1,600

                                                                                  PROVENANCE:

                                                                                  With John Sparks Ltd., London.
                                                                                  Christie’s South Kensington, 6 September 2007, lot 1422.
                                                                                  Property from the Sui Yuan Zhai Collection.

                                                                                  來源:購自倫敦古董商John Sparks Ltd.; 於2007年9月6日
                                                                                  倫敦佳士得南肯辛頓拍賣,拍品第1422號,隨緣齋珍藏
                                                                                  藝術精品

                       877

VARIOUS PROPERTIES

*878

A WHITE AND GREY JADE ‘TWIN DOG’ CARVING

白灰玉雙犬銜芝把件

The jade is carved and pierced to depict two dogs chasing each other’s long
bushy tail and grasping lingzhi sprigs in their mouths. The white area of the
stone is used to highlight one dog, while the greyish brown area of the stone is
reserved for the depiction of the other.

2º in. (5.7 cm.) wide

£1,000-2,000                                                     $1,600-3,000
                                                                 €1,400-2,700

                                                                                                                   878

                                                                                  879

                                                                                  A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE ‘MONKEY’ GROUP
                                                                                  19TH-20TH CENTURY

                                                                                  十九/二十世紀 青玉帶皮靈猴獻壽紋把件

                                                                                  The group is carved as a large seated monkey carrying a small monkey on her
                                                                                  back while another sits beside her. The stone is of a russet and brown tone
                                                                                  with areas of the smaller monkeys highlighted in celadon tones.

                                                                                  2¡ in. (6 cm.) high

                                                                                  £500-800                                    $760-1,200
                                                                                                                              €680-1,100

                                                            879

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