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8159

Property from the Private Collection of 8159
Dr. Ivan Szekely A reticulated white jade plaque
Ming dynasty
8158 The rectangular panel skillfully carved and reticulated in varied layers
A white jade landscape boulder with the ‘Three Friends of Winter’- pine, bamboo, and plum flowers,
Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century and two deer-like animals crossing arched platforms above wave
Of horizontal format, presented as foliage splashed craggy mountain, scrolls, all against a finely worked key-fret ground; the evenly-hued
one side further detailed with a gnarled pine rising from the rocky band white stone well-polished to an attractive luster.
along a river, with two bats in flight under the clouds-surrounded sun; 2 x 2 15/16in (5 x 7.5cm)
the white stone of a faint grayish tone, with rich russet markings to $3,000 - 5,000
prominent areas.
3 1/2 x 4 3/8 x 1in (8.9 x 11.1 x 2.5cm) Provenance
$3,000 - 4,000 acquired 18th September 1972, from René Kitchen Ltd., London

Provenance Compare the three similarly designed ‘deer’ plaques, dated Yuan/Ming
acquired 17th December 1970, from René Kitchen Ltd., London dynasty, from the Sakamoto Goro Collection, sold at Sotheby’s, Hong
Kong, 27 May 2014, lot 711.

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