Page 98 - Bonhams Chinese Works of Art December 2014

8193 8193
A white jade dragon belt hook
8194 Qianlong period
Of simple curving ovoid section terminating in a stylized but lively
8195 dragon head with individually incised strands of hair to the mane
separating ribbed horns, and reversed by a circular node; the matrix of
96 | BONHAMS the stone of very pure white hue mottled with subtle icy inclusions.
5 1/2in (14cm) long
$4,000 - 6,000

8194
A white jade belt buckle
18th/19th century
The oval plaque carved in low relief with a stag and doe cavorting on
a riverbank shaded by hanging vines growing from a rocky overhang,
the scene reversed by a carved floral button and hook for attachment,
all rendered from the pale white stone.
3 1/2in (8.8cm) long
$3,000 - 5,000
Provenance
Frank A. Wesley (1924-1996), St. Louis, Missouri, acquired in Japan
or Korea

8195
A white jade box
Carved in the form of a recumbent bird with a branch of lingzhi in its
beak, the details finely rendered from the pale white stone of even
color throughout.
6in (15.2cm) long
$3,000 - 5,000