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A WHITE JADE ‘MONKEY’ GROUP
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
pierced and carved in the round, a crouching monkey holding a peach, wide-eyed with a faint smile, at its feet a smaller monkey clambering to reach
the ripe fruit, the dexterous fingers and expressive faces characterized by sharp incised lines, the stone of a uniform milky white tone, wood stand (2)
清十八 / 十九世紀 白玉雕靈猴獻壽把件
Height 2⅜ in., 6.2 cm
$ 8,000-12,000

PROVENANCE 來源
Roger Keverne, London, 5th February 2009. Roger Keverne，倫敦，2009年2月5日

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A WHITE JADE CARVING OF A HORSE
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
sensitively carved, the attenuated body standing with prominent hip, shoulder, and rib bones, the legs slightly bent and the head and neck lowered
drinking from a stream indicated by the integral base incised on the underside with gently swirling water, the stone a creamy white color flecked
with pale gray skillfully incorporated into the design
清十九世紀 白玉雕瘦馬擺件
Length 1⅞ in., 4.8 cm
$ 5,000-7,000

PROVENANCE 來源
Bluett & Sons, Ltd., London, 15th November 1990. Bluett & Sons, Ltd.，倫敦，1990年11月15日
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116
pl. 116.

The representation of a lean horse with its numerous ribs and joints apparent through the skin derives from the archetype of the ‘noble horse’
made famous in a painting by the Yuan dynasty master Gong Kai (1222 - after 1304), now in the collection of the Osaka Municipal Museum
of Art.

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