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A jade ‘figure and deer’ waterpot A white jade ‘sleeping sage’ paperweight
Ming dynasty Ming dynasty
The large figure carved recumbent, his right leg outstretched and left leg The deity carved reclining on his side with right arm tucked under the
bent inwards, his bulging belly revealed under his loose robes tied at the head, wearing loose robes tied at the waist and revealing his bulging
waist with hands placed atop the knees, his pleasant facial expression belly, with peaceful facial expression framed by hair tied in knots above
framed by hair hidden under a cloth cap, flanked by a large guan and a his head and an elongated beard, all above a long rectangular platform.
deer at the reverse, zitan stand. 31.6cm long.
11.7cm wide. (2). HK$40,000 - 60,000
HK$50,000 - 80,000 US$5,200 - 7,700
US$6,500 - 10,000
明 白玉雕卧人紙鎮
明 玉雕醉翁卧鹿擺件
See also a comparative Qing dynasty example of a jade paperweight
decorated with ruyi-head and cloud scroll designs in the Qing court
collection, Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Small Refined Articles of
the Study. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum,
Shanghai, 2009, pp.160-161, no.140.

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