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522 Y
TWO PALE GREEN JADE ‘CHILONG’
BELTHOOOKS
18th/19th century
Each similarly carved in openwork relief with
a forward striding chilong with bifurcated
tail, grasping a leafy stem, with confronting
horned dragon head terminal, the larger with
hongmu stand.
12.5cm (4.7/8in) long max. (3).

£2,000 - 3,000 522
HK$20,000 - 29,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000
Provenance
An English Private Collection, collected in the
1930’s and thence by descent. The larger
belthook purchased from Dickinson Galleries,
Singapore, 1935, mentioned in letter from
the gallery.

523 Y
A PALE GREEN JADE PEACH-FORM
WASHER
18th/19th century
Carved in openwork relief with blossoming
branches encircling the vessel and forming
the feet, hongmu leaf-form stand. 9.2cm
(3.5/8in) wide. (2).

£800 - 1,200
HK$7,800 - 12,000
CNY7,100 - 11,000
524
A WHITE JADE PEACH-FORM BOX AND 523
COVER
18th century
Carved in relief to the exterior with a bat
in flight above flowering, leafy branches
encircling the body, the cover possibly
associated. 6.5cm (2.1/2in) wide. (2).

£1,000 - 1,500
HK$9,800 - 15,000
CNY8,900 - 13,000

524

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