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A CHINESE YELLOW JADE ‘FINGER CITRON’ PENDANT
18 /19 CENTURY
TH
TH
Carved in low relief to one side with a leafy branch from which two finger
citron grow, the reverse with four seal script characters reading pingan
fushou meaning ‘quiet and safe’ and ‘good fortune and long life’, all contained
between stylised ruyi-shaped clouds, 5.5cm.
£3,000-5,000
十八/十九世紀 黃玉雕如意佛手紋牌
《平安福壽》款
117
A MINIATURE CHINESE WHITE JADE CARVING OF A FOREIGNER
SONG/YUAN DYNASTY
The northern nomad (huren) depicted seated with his left leg raised, he is
dressed in thick robes and wears a conical hat, the pale stone of an even
tone, 3cm.
£4,000-5,000
116 Cf. Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum, Jade, vol.5, p.210, no.248
for a similarly carved white jade figure of the same size depicting a child seated on
a goose.

宋/元 白玉雕胡人小像
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A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE ‘CHILONG’ BELT BUCKLE
MING DYNASTY
Of rectangular form, carved in relief to one side with a sinuous dragon
clutching a long sprig of lingzhi between its jaws, the reverse with a hook
shaped as a dragon head and a circular loop for attachment, 6.7cm.
£4,000-6,000
明 青白玉雕龍銜芝紋帶扣
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A CHINESE WHITE JADE ‘EAGLE’ PENDANT
QING DYNASTY OR LATER
The bird of prey carved with its wings spread and its legs tucked under its
body, finely incised with details of its feathers, its head and large curved beak
picked out in a russet section of the stone, with two holes for suspension,
6.7cm.
£3,000-5,000

清或更晚 白玉雕鷹形佩
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