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1095  VARIOUS PROPERTIES

                                                                                       1096  1095
                                                                                             A SMALL WHITE JADE PEAR-SHAPED
118                                                                                          VASE

                                                                                             18TH CENTURY
                                                                                             The vase of fattened pear-shaped is carved in low
                                                                                             relief with a continuous taotie band on the body.
                                                                                             The neck is fanked by two long tubular handles
                                                                                             and incised with archaistic blade lappets below
                                                                                             two bands of key fret. The stone is of white color
                                                                                             with some fne russet-tinged faws.
                                                                                             4º in. (10.8 cm.) high
                                                                                             $6,000-8,000

                                                                                             清十八世紀 白玉饕餮紋小貫耳瓶

                                                                                             ~1096
                                                                                             A WHITE JADE CARVING OF TWO
                                                                                             FIGURES IN A BOAT

                                                                                             18TH-19TH CENTURY
                                                                                             The carving depicts a scholarly gentleman and his
                                                                                             attendant seated in a raft formed from a log, with
                                                                                             a basket of fowers between them, one branch of
                                                                                             the raft suspending a double-gourd and the boy
                                                                                             steering with a single oar. The white stone has a
                                                                                             greenish tinge and blackish fecks on one side.
                                                                                             4¿ in. (10.5 cm.) long, hongmu stand, box
                                                                                             $10,000-15,000

                                                                                             清十八/十九世紀 白玉雕仙人乘槎擺件

                                                                                             Please note that the use of the symbol ~ for
                                                                                             this particular lot is in reference only to the
                                                                                             accompanying wood stand for the lot. Please
                                                                                             contact the sale coordinator if you have any
                                                                                             questions.
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