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A RETICULATED PALE CELADON JADE
‘MYTHICAL BEAST’ PLAQUE
MING DYNASTY

of oval form, the face pierced in various levels of relief,
depicting pair of crouching qilin amidst lingzhi sprays and leafy
vegetation, the stone of a pale celadon tone suffused with
russet highlights
8 cm, 3⅛ in.
£ 2,000-3,000
HK$ 20,700-31,000 US$ 2,650-3,950
明 青白玉鏤雕如意麒麟紋飾

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399
A PALE CELADON JADE ‘LION AND CUB’
GROUP
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
carved recumbent, with the head leaning slightly to the right
against the young by its side, the stone of a pale celadon tone
with traces of russet skin
5.1 cm, 2 in.
£ 2,000-3,000
HK$ 20,700-31,000 US$ 2,650-3,950
清十八世紀 青白玉太獅少獅把件

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A PALE CELADON JADE ‘HEHE ERXIAN’
VASE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
400 in the form of a hollowed flattened vase with rounded
shoulders and a waisted neck, flanked by two grinning boys on
each side, one also grasping a stem of lingzhi, the stone of a
pale celadon tone with brownish celadon highlights
9 cm, 3½ in.
£ 3,000-5,000
HK$ 31,000-52,000 US$ 3,950-6,600
清十八/十九世紀 青白玉平安貴子插瓶

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