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A HARDSTONE INLAID JADEITE FIGURE OF
A CRANE
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
depicted standing with its head slightly raised, its crown set
with coral, the body with incised feathers, the beak, legs, and
rockwork base all carved from green hardstone, wood stand
(2)
Height 15⅛ in., 38.4 cm
See a closely related pair of cranes of this type, sold in these
rooms, 29th March 2011, lot 80.
$ 8,000-12,000
Ḵ⋩ᶾ䲨⇅ġġġ侈䌱≈䠔䞛晽ẁ浜㒢ẞ
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PROPERTY FROM A CALIFORNIA COLLECTION
A JADEITE JAR AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
the slightly attened ovoid vessel carved in openwork and high
relief with a fruiting persimmon tree emerging from rockwork,
the tted cover similarly carved and with a pointed knop, the
stone with bright green and pale russet inclusions (2)
Height 5½ in., 14 cm
$ 2,500-3,500
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㶭⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ侈䌱晽剙㝄䲳味䒞
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