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A GROUP OF FOUR JADEITE BANGLES A GREEN AND WHITE JADEITE OVAL BOX
Each of toroid form with cloudy white inclusions in the pale green Thinly sectioned, carved in relief with cranes standing on a rocky
matrix also showing small areas of more intense green hue. ground plane beneath a pine tree across the curving cover engraved
2 to 2 1/8in (5.1 to 5.3cm) interior diameter with a key fret border that repeats on the base above lotus petals
encircling the foot ring, the matrix marked with contrast shades of
US$2,000 - 3,000 green in the mixed translucent and opaque surfaces (minor chips).
3 5/8in (9.3cm) long
9087
A GROUP OF FOUR GREENISH-WHITE JADEITE BANGLES US$1,200 - 1,800
Each similarly formed with a convex exterior and tall, upright interior
walls, the translucent stones showing cloudy white inclusions and 9091
veins of pale green. A SPINACH JADE AND GILT METAL TABLE SCREEN
2 5/16 to 2 2 3/8in (5.8 to 6cm) interior diameters The thinly sectioned jade plaque of rectangular form, worked in
high relief to one side as a scholar and his servant riding in a skiff
US$1,800 - 2,500 on churning waves beneath a pine tree growing out from a rocky
shoreline, the reverse polished flat and the plaque inserted into a gilt
9088 metal frame supported inn an elaborate stand of the same material,
A CARVED JADE DOG AND PUP GROUP the metal surfaces embellished with chased designs.
The recumbent parent turning its head to the left while a playful pup 5 3/8 x 6 3/4in (13.5 x 17.2cm) the jade plaque
attempts to climb up her rump, the pup’s tail and the space between 8 1/2in (21.7cm height of screen)
the dog’s front legs deeply undercut.
2 1/2in (5.4cm) long US$1,200 - 1,800
US$3,000 - 5,000
9089
A MOTTLED JADE RECUMBENT FU-LION
The playfully ferocious creature posed turning its head to the left with
a partially drilled jaw and deep undercutting around the crouching
back legs, a translucent gray-green vein in the matrix running
between more opaque coffee-colored layers above and below.
4in (10cm) long
US$1,200 - 1,800
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