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3737
A YELLOW AND RUSSET ‘BIXIE’ PAPERWEIGHT
YUAN – MING DYNASTY
the substantial pebble boldly worked in the form of a bixie
with its head turned sharply backwards, skilfully depicted
with bulging eyes and a prominent snout, its furcated tail
finely detailed with incisions, the stone of a warm attractive
yellow colour with russet streaks
11.4 cm, 4½ in.
HK$ 300,000-400,000
US$ 38,300-51,000

元至明 黃玉辟邪鎮紙

3738

PROPERTY OF A LADY
A RETICULATED WHITE JADE ‘WATER
CALTROP’ GROUP
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
the pebble intricately carved through the russet skin,
depicting in openwork a dragonfly perched atop meandering
foliate scrolls of lingzhi and flowering water caltrop, the stone
of an even white tone
5.7 cm, 2¼ in.
HK$ 90,000-120,000
US$ 11,500-15,300

清十八世紀 白玉巧作菱角蝴蝶