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A PALE GREEN JADE SAIL BOAT WITH
FIGURES
19th century
The vessel with two oarsmen steadily steering the
boat while another is at the helm, a figure gazes out
from beneath the shelter while above stand a figure
hoisting the sail, the rigging intricately carved, the
stone of even pale green tone, wood stand.
19.4cm (7 5/8in) wide. (2).

£6,000 - 10,000
CNY54,000 - 89,000

十九世紀 青白玉揚帆寶船擺件

Provenance: a distinguished European private
collection, acquired by 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

A related jade carving of a boat with figures,
Qing dynasty, is illustrated in the Compendium of
Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 8, Beijing,
2011, pp.162-163, no.125.

Compare with a related celadon jade carving of a
boat, 19th century, which was sold at Sotheby’s
New York, 21 March 2015, lot 869.
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A VERY PALE GREEN JADE ‘DRAGON BOAT’
CARVING WITH FIGURES
19th century
Of flattened plaque-like form, the dragon boat
incised with scales beneath parasols and fluttering
flags with the character ‘shuai’ for ‘leader’ and ‘ling’
for ‘command’, four oarsmen and one figure at the
helm, another atop the dragon’s head with a flag,
the stone of even pale tone, wood stand.
10.6cm (4 1/3in) wide.

£2,500 - 4,000
CNY22,000 - 36,000

十九世紀 青白玉鏤雕龍舟把件

Provenance: a distinguished European private
collection, acquired by 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

Compare with a related jadeite ‘dragon boat’
pendant, 19th century, which was sold at Sotheby’s
Hong Kong, 8 October 2009, lot 1682; see also a
larger white jade dragon boat, 18th/19th century,
which was sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 1 June
2011, lot 3748.

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