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A PALE CELADON AND GRAY JADE ‘MONKEY AND PEACH’ GROUP
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
naturalistically carved in openwork, with a well articulated monkey and its young clambering atop a leafy fruiting bough issuing two ripe peaches, a
cicada resting on one, the stone skillfully worked utilizing the starkly contrasting dark gray and pale celadon to enhance and enliven the composition
清十八世紀 黑白玉雕靈猴獻壽把件
Length 1½ in., 3.8 cm
$ 2,000-3,000

PROVENANCE 來源
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York. Ralph M. Chait Galleries，紐約
LITERATURE 出版
Robert P. Youngman, The Youngman Collection of 羅伯特•楊門，《楊門藏玉：中國玉器·新石器時代至清代》，
Chinese Jades from Neolithic to Qing, Chicago, 2008, 芝加哥，2008年，圖版119
pl. 119.

The theme of longevity, presented through the motif of monkeys and peaches, is further enhanced by accompanying cicada, a symbol of
regeneration and triumph over death.

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A WHITE JADE ‘CARP AND LOTUS’ PENDANT
19TH / 20TH CENTURY
of flattened oval form, carved with a carp emerging from a large curled lotus leaf issuing a small lotus pod, the reverse with the bifurcated fish tail
extending along the underside of the leaf, all surmounted by a small bat, pierced below one wing for suspension, the white stone of even color
十九 / 二十世紀 白玉雕年年有餘珮
Length 2 in., 5.2 cm
$ 3,000-5,000

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