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80 | BONHAMS A SPINACH JADE ‘PINE AND LINGZHI’ VASE
18th/19th century
Naturalistically carved as the trunk of a pine tree of compressed
irregularly ovoid curving section and encircled by undercut gnarled
branches, bamboo, bat and lingzhi fungi, the stone of green hue
mottled with brown patches.
6 1/4in (16cm) high
$4,000 - 6,000

十八或十九世紀 碧玉雕松樹靈芝花插

8107
A RETICULATED CELADON JADE HEADDRESS FINIAL
Yuan/Ming dynasty
Finely carved with egrets among lotus leaves and narrow leafy stems,
the stone of pale green tone mottled with russet and black patches.
1 3/4in (4.4cm) high
$2,000 - 3,000

元/明 青玉鏤雕蓮紋爐頂

A very similar finial, dated Yuan dynasty, 13th century, accession
number 02.18.392, is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of
Art, and was gifted to the museum by Heber R. Bishop in 1902.

8108
A GREENISH-WHITE JADE CARVING OF A HORSE
18th/19th century
Well carved as a recumbent horse with a tender posture, its head
turned down to its left hind leg, the forelegs bent and the hind legs
tucked underneath, the mane beautifully rendered in sixteen graceful
plaits, and the long, swirling tail curled over the left side, finely carved
with incised lines suggesting the hair, the stone of whitish tone with
attractive russet, white and black inclusions.
3 1/2in (8.8cm) wide
$9,000 - 12,000

十八或十九世紀 青白玉雕馬擺件

Provenance
Robyn Turner Gallery, New York
Collection of Mr and Mrs. M Rosen