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6095 6100
A CARVED NEPHRITE PLAQUE IN A WOOD MOUNT A CARVED JADE FIGURE OF A FISHERMAN
The off-white stone of rounded rectangular profile and convex The bearded figure dressed in a scholar’s robes and tiny cap
contour, carved in shallow raised relief with some line-incised details covering his hair as he stands next to a fishing basket with a fishing
to depict bats hovering around a ribboned vase resting on the pole held in his right hand, the olive-green stone showing cloudy
back of a caparisoned elephant; now adhered to a lacquered wood white inclusions.
rectangular plaque with applied scroll work and raised edges on the 6 1/8in (15.5cm) high
frame, the short flanges projecting on opposing sides meant to fit
into a stand that is no longer preserved for use as a table screen. $800 - 1,200
4 5/8in (11.7cm) length across jade plaque
7 1/2 x 8in (19 x 20.5cm) the wood mount Provenance
Bonhams, San Francisco, sale 23488, 20 December 2016, Lot 9074
$2,000 - 3,000
The figure depicted may be the 11th century B.C. figure Jiang Ziya,
6096 statesman and military strategist. He spent his time fishing while in
A CARVED JADE BOULDER exile from the last Shang court. He was fishing when recruited by
Of irregular oval section with rich russet-stained skin carved away King Wen of Zhou to help overthrow Shang.
to form a dragon facing a qilin amid swirling clouds and reversed by
another qilin facing an auspicious crane, the russet skin in contrast to 6101
the mottled gray-green hue of the matrix. A CARVED JADE PEBBLE
6 7/8in (17.5cm) length of the jade boulder Of irregularly ovoid section, incised as a group of three gourds
or pea-pods surrounded by leaves and vine tendrils, the lapidary
$1,200 - 1,500 utilizing patches of russet ‘skin’ on the otherwise grayish white stone
to depict two small stylized flies.
6097 2 1/4in (5.7cm) long
A CARVED JADE LANDSCAPE PEBBLE
Of narrow and irregular section, a bearded sage depicted on the front $800 - 1,200
standing beneath a pine tree on a riverbank amid faceted rocks and
a deer on the reverse, halting on the same river bank emerging from 6102
a hillside, the pale olive-green matrix marked with russet patches and A BROWN AND YELLOW JADE MYTHICAL BEAST
natural surface fissures. Ming dynasty or later
3 1/2in (9cm) long Carved in a recumbent pose leaning to the right, the slightly turned
horned head resting on the outstretched forepaws, the ridged spine
$1,500 - 2,000 flanked by lines of incised fur, the pale yellow stone with areas of dark
brown.
6098 3in (7.5cm) long
A JADE RUYI SCEPTER
Carved in shallow raised relief with a bat and chime above twin carp $1,500 - 2,500
across the faceted scepter head, a shou character between classic
scrolls on the curving handle, peach branches filling the raised tip 6103
and the underside finished with a convex surface, the stone of pale A MOTTLED CELADON JADE HOUND
greenish-white with a faint russet patch. Ming dynasty or later
9in (23cm) long Naturalistically carved with the head resting on outstretched forepaws
and rear legs tucked beneath the body, the bony spine extended by
$1,200 - 1,800 a long curled tail, the stone of a celadon color with splashes of black,
yellow and russet.
6099 1 5/8in (4cm) long
A JADE BEAD AND PENDANT NECKLACE
The necklace strung with 106 small jadeite beads (average diameter $2,000 - 3,000
6mm) of variegated greenish-white hue separated by three pale
russet jadeite beads, the oval pendant plaque reticulated with a bat, A similar, but slightly larger, example sold at Sotheby’s, Hong Kong,
shou character, lingzhi fungus and peony branches, with attached 6th April 2016, lot 3001.
silk tassel; together with a miniature hardstone archaistic gu-beaker
vase. [2]
18 1/4in (46.5cm) length of necklace excluding silk tassel

$1,500 - 2,500

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