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PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN PRIVATE PROPERTY FROM THE LOYD F. CRAWLEY TRUST PROPERTY FROM AN IDAHO PRIVATE
COLLECTION COLLECTION
TWO JADE BELT HOOKS
A PALE YELLOW JADE MUGHAL QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH THREE CELADON AND RUSSET
STYLE ‘HORSE HEAD’ DAGGER CENTURY JADE CARVINGS
HANDLE QING DYNASTY
one carved with a dragon head terminal facing
naturalistically carved with the animal’s face as an undercut chilong on the arched stem, a at comprising a pendant in the form of two
the terminus, the lips parted, the gaze directed circular button on the underside, the stone of conjoined cicadas, pierced through the mouths; a
intently ahead, the ears folded back above the an even celadon color; the other carved with rectangular scabbard slide with an incurved end,
muscular jaw, the long neck with four rounded a phoenix head terminal, its wings carved on the top incised with an abstract pattern, pierced
impressions at the throat for the grip, the base the arched shaft, the underside with a at oval at one end; and an archer’s ring with a band of
curling upward in two foliated scrolls framing low- button, the pale celadon stone softly polished bosses around the center (3)
relief oral motifs on each side, the stone of soft with areas of russet, gray and white inclusions (2) Length of longest 2 in., 5 cm
yellow color turning to white on one side of the Length of longer 4⅜ in., 11.1 cm
horse’s neck PROVENANCE
Length 5⅝ in., 14.4 cm $ 2,000-3,000 Acquired in San Francisco in the 1950s-1960s,
and thence by descent.
$ 6,000-8,000 㶭⋩ℓġİġ⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ䌱ⷞ戌ℑẞ
$ 1,000-1,500
㶢湫䌱䕽悥㕗✎⺷楔椾↨㝬
㶭ġġġ䌱晽ẞᶱẞ

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