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TWO PALE CELADON JADE ‘BOY’ CARVINGS
18TH CENTURY
清十八世紀 青白玉童子把件 一組兩件
One group is carved as a boy sitting on a dragon-headed fsh holding a billowing scarf. The stone is of a very pale even tone. The other is
carved as a dancing boy holding a millet branch over his left shoulder. The stone is of a pale even tone.
The largest, 2æ in. (7 cm.) high, one wood stand (2)
£4,000-6,000 $6,100-9,100
€5,500-8,100
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A GROUP OF FIVE JADE CARVINGS
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) AND
LATER
明及更晚 玉雕一組五件
The group comprises a white and russet
lion; an altered creamy white and black
qilin; a white and russet bead in the shape
of an elephant; a celadon carved and
pierced ‘crane and lotus’ group and an
octagonal bead incised with characters.
The largest 2¿ in. (5.4 cm.) long (5)
£2,000-3,000 $3,100-4,500
€2,800-4,100
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