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A PALE CELADON JADE ‘MONKEY’ GROUP
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
the monkey seated grasping a peach against its head with one hand,
portrayed with a wrinkled forehead and a slightly protruding spine with
finely incised hairs, its head turned towards a smaller monkey crouched by
its side with both arms stretched out in embrace, the stone of an even pale
celadon colour
. , ¼ .
£ 4,000-6,000
HK$ 38,600-58,000 US$ 5,000-7,500
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