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An unusual white jade Buddhist amulet
Qing dynasty
Carved as a Guanyin in layered flowing robes, her hands held to the
front holding a string of rosary beads, standing upon a circular lotus
pedestal, with a possibly matched cylindrical housing decorated with
a band of carefully incised key-fret patterns and finely carved layers
of ‘brocade’ to the top below flower-heads separated by a raised
cross suspending ribbons, with circular openings carved to allow
a string attachment; the mostly white stone displaying grayish and
russet inclusions.
2 5/8in (6.7cm) height overall
$3,000 - 5,000

8197

A white jade openwork pendant
Qing dynasty
Of quadrilobate form, reticulated with four interlaced dragons, the

subtly polished matrix of fairly even white hue throughout.

2 x 2in (5 x 5cm)

$3,000 - 5,000

For a similar plaque ascribed to the Ming dynasty and other 8198
citations to similar examples, see Spink & Son, Ltd, Chinese Jade:
an Important Private Collection, 1991, cat. no. 113, illustrated p. 45
and discussed p. 52.

8198
A white jade hound
Qing dynasty
The animal curled with its head looking upwards, the spine and ribs
articulated, with a long tail looped over its hind quarters, the white
stone with russet inclusions.
2 1/2in (6.5cm) long
$2,000 - 3,000

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a nephrite brush rest
The oval plaque shallowly etched into the pale white stone in gilt
with a one-corner landscape waterway and set into a rectangular
wood stand.
2 7/8in (7.3cm) long
$2,000 - 3,000

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