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VARIOUS PROPERTIES 3446

3445 A CARVED WHITE JADE ‘LYCHEE’ BOX AND

A CARVED PALE CELADON JADE ‘BADGERS’ COVER

GROUP QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY Both the box and cover are well carved with fruiting branches
bearing lychee. The semi-translucent stone is of an even white
The carving is modelled as two interlocking recumbent badgers, tone. A signature of Zigang is subtly carved on one of the lychees
both with well-defined facial features . The softly polished white on the cover.
stone is even in tone with a faint celadon tinge. 2 æ in. (7 cm.) diam., box
2 æ in. (7 cm.) wide, box

HK$120,000-180,000 US$16,000-23,000 HK$300,000-500,000 US$39,000-65,000

清十七 / 十八世紀 青白玉雙貛把件 Comparable jade ‘lychee’ boxes and covers of similar form and
decoration, but without Zigang marks, include one in the Victoria and
Albert Museum, illustrated in Chinese Jades, London, 2004, p. 62, fig.
66; and another illustrated by James Watt, Chinese Jades from Han to
Ch’ing, New York, 1980, p 139, fig. 115.

清十七 / 十八世紀 白玉荔枝紋圓蓋盒

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A WHITE JADE CARVING OF A GOOSE

QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

The pebble is carved in round as a goose with its feet tucked
underneath and the head turned back over its body, grasping a
leafy stalk of millet in its beak. The white stone has a pale celadon
tone and russet highlights on the millet.
2 ¿ in. (5.4 cm.) long, box

HK$150,000-200,000 US$20,000-26,000

清十八世紀 白玉雕鵝銜瑞穗把件 3447

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