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A PALE GREEN JADE DRAGON BELT A YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE BELT
A SMALL COLLECTION OF JADE HOOK HOOK
‘DRAGON’ BELT HOOKS 19th century Carved with a dragon head at the hook, with
Late Qing Dynasty Carved in openwork relief with a striding a smaller writhing chilong holding a lingzhi at
Variously carved from green, very pale green, chilong, grasping a leafy lingzhi spray in its the shaft, the reverse with a circular boss.
grey and green and russet stones, all with mouth, the terminal modelled as a twin- 12.3cm (4 3/4in) long
horned dragon head hook and reverse boss, horned dragon head, the pale stone with
the grey jade hook carved on the shaft with some faint brown striations. 12cm (4.3/4in) £2,000 - 3,000
a mythical beast design, the pale green and long. CNY17,000 - 26,000 HK$20,000 - 29,000
russet with confronting chilong, the small
hook with a ribbed box, the rest polished £800 - 1,000
smooth. The largest: 10.7cm (4 1/8in) long CNY6,900 - 8,700 HK$7,800 - 9,800
(7).
£5,500 - 6,000
CNY48,000 - 52,000 HK$54,000 - 59,000
148 | BONHAMS For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.