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A ‘CHICKEN BONE’ JADE ELEPHANT A CELADON JADE ‘PRUNUS’ HANDLED CUP
18th century 17th century
Carved in the round to depict an elaborately caparisoned pachyderm Carved with a broad rounded base and almost upright sides, flanked
peering to one side and curling its trunk upwards, the saddle blanket by a pair of opposing openwork handles finely carved as flowering
incised to suggest the markings on a tiger’s pelt, the base carved to prunus branches, the underside of the circular foot ring carved with
resemble churning waves, the stone mottled in hues of white and gray a shallow channel, the translucent celadon stone with some white
with patches of violet and earth encrustation. inclusions.
2 1/4in (5.5cm) long 4 1/4in (10.5cm) long, across handles

$3,000 - 5,000 $2,000 - 3,000

十八世紀 雞骨玉雕福象把件 十七世紀 青玉雕梅枝雙耳盃

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