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A WHITE JADE FU AND SHOU
8039 BELT BUCKLE
8050 Qing dynasty
36 | BONHAMS Each part of circular form and carved in low
relief with a stylized character within a circular
border and geometric ground, the two parts
joined by a hook formed as a mythical beast
head, the undersides each with a flattened
rectangular loop and gilt metal mounts.
4 3/8in (11cm) long
$4,000 - 6,000

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8049
A WHITE JADE ‘THREE AUSPICIOUS
FRUIT’ BELT BUCKLE
18th century
The fine even stone formed with two
reticulated sections, each carved in mirror
image with leafy stems issuing a peach, a
pomegranate bursting open and two finger
citrons, the two sides linked by a hook formed
as a mythical beast head and the undersides
each with a flattened button amid incised
cloud scrolls.
4 1/4in (10.7cm) long
$4,000 - 6,000

十八世紀 白玉雕三多紋帶扣

The Three Auspicious Fruit are the peach,
the pomegranate and the finger citron,
respectively representing long-life, fertility and
the happiness and good fortune associated
with the blessings of the Buddha. Depicting
the three fruit together was a popular way of
bestowing blessings and would have made
an object particularly well suited as a gift to a
cherished friend or patron.

8050
A WHITE JADE ‘BATS AND SHOU
CHARACTER’ BELT BUCKLE
Qing dynasty
The crisply carved sections each formed with
a reticulated stylized shou character within
a circular frame and flanked by a bat with
outstretched wings, the two parts hooked
together with a mythical beast head, the
undersides each with two rectangular loops
for fastening.
5in (12.4cm) long
$3,000 - 5,000

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