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                       A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE ‘SQUIRREL AND GRAPES’ CARVING
                       18TH-19TH CENTURY

                       清十八/十九世紀 白玉帶皮松鼠葡萄把件

                       The group is carved as a squirrel beside a bunch of grapes and a large leaf. The stone is of a milky white
                       tone with areas of russet skin to the leaf and the squirrel’s tail.

                       2¿ in. (5.4 cm.) wide

                       £4,000-6,000                                                   $6,100-9,100
                                                                                      €5,500-8,100

PROPERTY FROM THE SUI YUAN ZHAI COLLECTION                                       558

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A YELLOW JADE ‘CHILONG’ SWORD SLIDE                                                   Christie’s South Kensington, 3 October 2007, lot 998.
18TH-19TH CENTURY
                                                                                      來源：於2007年10月3日倫敦佳士得南肯辛頓拍賣，
清十八/十九世紀 黃玉螭龍劍穢                                                                       品第998號；隨緣齋珍藏藝術精品

The rectangular slide is incurved at the ends and is carved in high relief with
a chilong and a rectangular loop to the reverse. The stone is of a yellow-green
tone with a russet inclusion forming the chilong’s right foreleg and further
small russet and white inclusions.

2¿ in. (5.4 cm.) wide

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

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