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A SMALL WHITE JADE CARVING OF A FIGURE OF A CRANE A GREENISH-WHITE JADE RAM GROUP, SANYANG
18TH CENTURY QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

The recumbent crane is shown with legs tucked under the body and The larger ram is carved with head turned to the side, with the two
head turned as it grasps a fruiting peach branch in its beak. The stone smaller rams nestled on either side of its bent legs. Each ram has
is of even color and is semi-translucent. wisps of vapor billowing from its mouths. The tone is of even, pale
3¿ in. (8 cm.) wide greenish-white tone with lighter markings on the horns and neck.
5º in. (13 cm.) wide, stand
$20,000-30,000
$20,000-30,000
PROVENANCE:
PROVENANCE:
Alvin Lo Oriental Art, New York, 1999.
John Sparks Ltd., London, 1969.
Cranes symbolize longevity, as they are a familiar of Shoulao, the god of Private collection, England.
Longevity.
The ram is a symbol of flial piety, kindness and patience. The three rams,
A similar mottled white and brown jade carving of a crane and peaches sanyang, are also an auspicious motif, related both to the sun and to male
was sold at Christie’s New York, 15-16 March 2015, lot 3071, and another children, as they provide a rebus for sanyang kaitai, the opening up of
example, dated to the 17th-18th century, was sold at Christie’s New York, the new growth in spring, which in turn symbolizes happiness and good
20-21 March 2014, lot 2489. fortune.

清十八世紀 白玉壽桃舞鶴把件 Compare with a ‘three rams’ jade group in the Palace Museum, Beijing, one
illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum,
Jadeware (III), Hong Kong, 1995, pl. 88, and another larger (22 cm. long)
group, also dated to the Qianlong period, from the collection of Alan and
Simone Hartman, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 November 2006, lot
1418.

清乾隆 青白玉三陽開泰擺件

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