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FOUR ARCHAISTIC JADE CARVINGS, A GROUP OF FOUR JADES
THREE BI DISCS AND AN AXE PENDANT 19th century and later
Song Dynasty and later Comprising: a mottled jade brush washer
Comprising: one small brown jade pendant with bat and lingzhi sprays in relief; a green
with chilong design in relief; a yellow jade and russet jade snuff bottle with images of
Bi disc flanked by two openwork chilong Budai and fisherman; a white jade plaque
handles, one yellowish jade Bi disc with a with a central chilong and an archaistic
chilong in relief; and a pale green and russet character to the reverse; and a white
jade Bi disc with raised bosses. The largest jade fitting with openwork and archaistic
Bi disc: 8.6cm (3 3/8in) diam. (4). decoration. The brush washer: 10cm (4in)
wide (4).
£1,500 - 2,000
HK$16,000 - 21,000 £700 - 1,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000 HK$7,400 - 11,000
CNY6,200 - 8,800
The Property of a Lady
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Provenance: Mrs Gret Hasler, Winterthur, AN ARCHAISTIC PALE GREEN AND
Switzerland, and thence by descent RUSSET JADE CONG-SHAPED BEAD
Qing Dynasty or earlier
In 1937, a trip to New York, Chicago and With a central opening for hanging, the sides
Washington was the starting point for Mrs carved and incised in the shape of a cong
Gret Hasler’s interest in Chinese art. This with trigram motifs, the stone with striated
she continued until the Second World War russet inclusions. 5.4cm (2 1/8in) long
by acquiring objects from dealers in Paris,
Sweden and New York. £800 - 1,200
HK$8,500 - 13,000
CNY7,100 - 11,000

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