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CHINESE ARTS
JADE AND HARDSTONE
CARVINGS
PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS 9061
TWO WHITE JADE TOGGLES
9058 19th century
TWELVE JADE AND HARDSTONE ARCHER’S RINGS the first depicting two intertwined lingzhi fungus with incised gills
Including six with a flat rectangular front face, four of the faces shown on the underside of one mushroom and an insect crawling on
carved with dragon decoration, the fifth with figures combined with the face of the other, their undercut stems forming a suspension loop
seal script characters; three other rings with carved decoration (chipped); the second of two peaches hanging from an undercut leafy
that retain some of the boulder’s original contours or exterior skin, branch that forms the suspension loop and a bat in raised relief on
the decoration including dragons, tigers, cranes and deer; three the larger peach, the leaves and bat using the faint russet patches in
thinly sectioned cylindrical rings with raised inscriptions or pairs of the pebble (chipped).
C-scrolls;; and one unusual cylindrical ring featuring a fu-lion and 2 3/8in (6cm) height of mushrooms
pup, the fu-lion’s spine forming a pearl-like border at the top of the 2in (5cm) length of peaches
ring (some rings with minor chips or bruises).
1 3/16 to 1in (3 to 2.5cm) high US$1,500 - 2,500
US$2,000 - 3,000 9062
A GROUP OF FOUR JADE MINIATURE CARVINGS
Due to the large number of items in this lot, photographs and condition The first a thinly sectioned white jade flower button with five petals
reports of individual pieces will not be available. centered with a turquoise cabochon and attached on a yellow metal
mount with a suspension loop; the second a thinly sectioned white
9059 jade flower button with seven petals mounted with turquoise and
A GROUP OF EIGHT ARCHAISTIC JADE CARVINGS coral cabochons in yellow metal mounts, suspension loop and a
Including three beads of cong shape, one of square section, the triple-strand yellow metal chain; the third a thinly sectioned greenish-
second of oval section, the third carved as a conjoined pair with white pendant of two gourds suspended on an undercut leafy
two drilled holes; two pieces of pale green reversed with dark russet branch that forms the suspension loop; the last a similar pendant of
staining in the shape of sword fittings, the larger carved in shallow gourds hanging from a leafy vine carved from an irregularly shaped
relief with raised C-scrolls forming dissolved taotie masks on each pebble showing gray inclusions and staining in the pale gray matrix
side, the smaller of trapezoidal form with a feline looking at the moon (chipped).
on the dark side and a squared spiral design on the lighter side; and 1 1/4 to 2in (3.1 to 5cm) long
three toggles with drill holes for suspension that include a recumbent
qilin, a dragon head with line-incised beard and horns in delicate US$1,000 - 1,500
raised relief, the last of a kui dragon resting on the top of a shield-
shaped thumb ring ( some with minor chips). 9063
2 3/4in (7cm) height of the tallest carving A GROUP OF SIX CARVED JADE AND HARDSTONE CICADAS
The group displaying a variety of colors and shapes, five of the
US$1,000 - 1,500 cicadas carved with one or two holes at the top of the head for
suspension, the sixth drilled with a transverse hole from top to
Due to the large number of items in this lot, condition reports and bottom (some with minor chips).
photographs of individual items in will not be available. 1 3/4 to 2 3/8in (4.5 to 6cm) long
9060 US$1,200 - 1,800
TWO JADE ARCHER’S RINGS WITH CARVED DECORATION
Qing dynasty
the first of off-white hue, delicately engraved with a leiwen band
above C-scrolls and tiny shou medallions separated by circular
bosses raised in shallow relief; the second of pale gray-green hue
lined with silver, similarly carved with raised C scrolls framing yin/yang
roundels (chipped).
1 1/16 and 15/16in (2.8 and 2.5cm) high
US$1,000 - 1,500
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