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A pale green jade belt hook Three jade carvings of boys Two pale green jade carvings of
18th/19th century Ming Dynasty and later finger citrons
The belt hook carved as a sinuous young Of pale and darker green tones, variously 17th/18th century
dragon with a lingzhi spray confronting a holding a fruiting branch and flowering lotus The first carved as a tapering ‘Buddha’s
larger dragon head, a circular boss to the stem over their shoulders, two with wood Hand’ fruit, with leafy tendrils at the base,
reverse, the stone of an even pale celadon stands. wood stand; the second carved and pierced
hue, fitted wood stand. All approx. 5.5cm (2.1/8in) long. as one large and one small finger citron, also
10.3cm (4in) long (2). with tendrils and leaves to the base, the stone
£500 - 1,000 of an very pale green hue.
£4,000 - 5,000 CNY4,700 - 9,500 HK$5,900 - 12,000 The larger: 5.4cm (2 1/8in) high (3).
CNY38,000 - 47,000 HK$47,000 - 59,000
£2,000 - 3,000
Provenance CNY19,000 - 28,000 HK$24,000 - 35,000
A Dutch private collection.

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