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                                                                                                               A SMALL WHITE JADE SANYANG GROUP
                                                                                                               18TH CENTURY

                                                                                                               The group is carved as three recumbent
                                                                                                               goats, the largest with head turned
                                                                                                               backwards as vapor supporting a yin yang
                                                                                                               symbol issues from its mouth. The stone is of
                                                                                                               even tone and softly polished.
                                                                                                               2º in. (5.7 cm.) wide, box

                                                                                                               $7,000-9,000

                                                                                                               清十八世紀 白玉三陽開泰把件

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                                                                                                               A WHITE JADE CARVING OF HUAN AND A
                                                                                                               JADE CARVING OF A BIRD AND PEACHES

                                                                                                               18TH-19TH CENTURY

                                                                                                               Both carved in openwork, the frst depicts

                                                                                                               two coiled huan (badgers) grasping lingzhi

                                                                                                               stems in their mouths, and the other is of a

                                                                                                               bird amidst peaches.

                                                                                                               1√ in. (4.8 cm.) wide, each                   (2)

                                                     $4,000-6,000

                                                               清十八/十九世紀
                                                               白玉雙歡墜及白玉鳥把件

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