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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
女士藏品
Lots 177 - 199

177 * 178 *
A WHITE JADE CARVING OF AN IMMORTAL ON A RAFT
A RARE WHITE JADE ‘IMMORTAL AND RAFT’ POURING 18th/19th century
VESSEL
18th century Carved with the female Immortal standing on a tree trunk raft with
Finely carved with the female Immortal standing on a leaf-like vessel, her protruding branches, knots and twisted root nodules, she holds a large
hair finely incised, holding a long double headed lingzhi fungus as an oar, lingzhi fungus as an oar, a large vase of herbal wine sits at the bow, the
the stone of pale-white tone with some cloudy inclusions, wood stand. stone of even pale-white tone, wood stand.
9.5cm (3 3/4in) wide. (2). 11cm (4 1/4in) wide. (2).
£8,000 - 12,000 £5,000 - 8,000
CNY71,000 - 110,000 CNY45,000 - 71,000
十八世紀 白玉仙人乘槎水注 十八/十九世紀 白玉仙人乘槎擺件

Provenance: a distinguished European private collection, acquired by Provenance: a distinguished European private collection, acquired by
the grandparents of the present owner and thence by descent the grandparents of the present owner and thence by descent

來源： 顯貴歐洲私人收藏，由現藏家祖父母蒐藏，並由後人保存迄今 來源： 顯貴歐洲私人收藏，由現藏家祖父母蒐藏，並由後人保存迄今

Compare with a related white jade carving of a female Immortal on A related white jade carving with an Immortal on log raft, 18th century,
a raft, 18th century, which was sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 2 May was sold at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8 April 2010, lot 1920. See also
2005, lot 695. another celadon jade carving of Immortals on a log raft, 18th/19th
century, which was sold at Christie’s Paris, 15 December 2010, lot 101.

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
178 | BONHAMS please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.