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Jade and Hardstone

Lots 143 - 158

PROPERTY FROM A SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA FAMILY
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A CARVED CELADON JADE ‘RUYI’ FORM BRUSH WASHER
Qianlong/Jiaqing Period
The thick-walled irregularly shaped vessel carved as a ruyi head, rising
from lingzhi form stems, with five bats hovering, the celadon stone with
white and brown inclusions, wood stand.
8 1/2in (21.6cm) long (2).

$15,000 - 25,000
清嘉慶/乾隆 青玉雕五福臨門筆洗

The thick, sturdy walls and combination of auspicious motifs
stylistically links this vessel with several others reliably dated to the
Qianlong period. The naturalistic rendering of wufu (lit. five bats) in
combination with the lingzhi sprigs offers a visual display of good
wishes. A smaller lingzhi jade vessel also with bats formerly in the
collection of Colonel J.B. Sherwood was sold at Sothebys Hong Kong,
16 May 1989, lot 94.

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