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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF CHAO SZE
KWONG GEORGE
A JADEITE FIGURE OF
BODHIDHARMA
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
the bearded figure standing in long flowing robes
and draped over with a hood, his arms raised
holding his shoe, the stone of an attractive apple-
green tone with snowflake-white inclusions
8.4 cm, 3¼ in.
PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 28th/29th November
1979, lot 406.
Collection of T.Y. Chao (1912-1999), and thence
by descent in the family.
HK$ 150,000-200,000
US$ 19,300-25,700

清十九世紀 翠玉達摩立像
來源：
香港蘇富比1979年11月28/29日，編號406 374
趙從衍（1912-1999年）收藏，此後家族傳承

375

PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF CHAO SZE
KWONG GEORGE
A CARNELIAN AGATE ‘FISH’
BELTHOOK
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
the vermillion-red part of the stone deftly carved
into two fish and clusters of berries, the reverse
of beige-white tone and carved with stylised
scrolling motifs
7 cm, 2¾ in.

PROVENANCE
Collection of T.Y. Chao (1912-1999), and thence
by descent in the family.
HK$ 50,000-70,000 375
US$ 6,500-9,000
清十八世紀 瑪瑙巧雕雙魚帶鉤
來源：
趙從衍（1912-1999年）收藏，此後家族傳承

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