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L A C Q U E R • J A D E • B R O N Z E • I N K T H E R V I N G C O L L E C T I O N 髹金飾玉 - 歐雲伉儷珍藏

1177 A MOTTLED GREYISH GREEN AND BROWN JADE CARVING
OF A HORSE HEAD
CHINA

Carved with a broad muscular neck, fared nostrils and bulging eyes, the
mouth open in a neigh, the stone of greyish green color with streaked and
mottled dark brown inclusions
5º in. (13.3 cm.) high
$2,000-3,000

PROVENANCE
Galaxie Art & Gift Company, Hong Kong, 1987.
The Irving Collection, no. 146.
青褐玉馬首

1177

1178 A PALE GREENISH WHITE AND RUSSET JADE PIERCED TOGGLE
CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911) OR LATER

Of irregular rectangular shape, pierced in the center with a single opening,
with rounded edges, the stone of pale greenish white color with mottled
russet and streaky white inclusions
3 in. (7.6 cm.) long
$2,000-3,000
1178
PROVENANCE
The Irving Collection.

清或以後 青玉圓孔方墜

1179 TWO PALE GREENISH-WHITE AND SPINACH-GREEN
JADE BRUSHES
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 20TH CENTURY

One inscribed and gilt with an apocryphal Qianlong mark and an auspicious
four-character inscription, mounted to the base with a separate spinach jade
cap; the other of plain form, mounted with separate spinach jade bristle holder
and cap to the either end
The largest, 10√ in. (27.6 cm.) long (2)
$1,000-1,500
PROVENANCE
The frst: The Irving Collection.
The second: The Alan and Simone Hartman Collection, J304.
1179 The Irving Collection.
清二十世紀 青白玉筆兩件

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