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A WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A ‘PRAYING MANTIS’
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
resting on its abdomen with the neck and head craning upward, three spindly legs rising along each side and bending at the knees to form a series
of peaks framing the body, the forelegs grasping a leafing stem, the length of the stem extending over the insect’s back and held aloft by the leaves
resting on the knees to form an openwork canopy, the fine lines of the legs and shell carefully incised, the stone an even white color

清十八 / 十九世紀 白玉雕螳螂把件
Length 3 in., 7.6 cm
$ 5,000-7,000

PROVENANCE 來源
Christie’s London South Kensington, 14th July 2006, lot 南肯辛頓佳士得2006年7月14日，編號158
158. 出版
LITERATURE 羅伯特•楊門，《楊門藏玉：中國玉器·新石器時代至清代》，
Robert P. Youngman, The Youngman Collection of 芝加哥，2008年，圖版166
Chinese Jades from Neolithic to Qing, Chicago, 2008,
pl. 166.

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A PALE CELADON JADE CUP WITH ‘DRAGON’ HANDLES
17TH - 18TH CENTURY
of archaistic gui form, the U-shaped cup supported on a low straight foot, a pair of chilong scaling the sides forming the handles, their spines arched
outward and chins resting on the rim, their hind legs and bifurcated tails wrapping around the cup in high relief, a band of intaglio keyfret encircling
the mouth, the stone a translucent pale green color
十七至十八世紀 青白玉雕螭龍耳盃
Width 4½ in., 11.4 cm
$ 4,000-6,000

PROVENANCE 來源
Alvin Lo Oriental Art, Ltd., New York, 16th April 2001. 春源齋，紐約，2001年4月16日

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