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A WHITE JADE ‘ELEPHANT AND BOYS’
GROUP
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
finely carved standing foursquare with its furled ears and curved tusks
naturalistically depicted, caparisoned with an elaborate long tasselled saddle
rug woven with a shou character on each side, flanked by two playful small
boys clambering on the elephant, the smoothly finished stone of an even
white colour with russet inclusions
, ¼ .
£ 40,000-60,000
HK$ 386,000-580,000 US$ 49,700-74,500
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For footnote see p. 131
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