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A CIRCULAR JADE BOX AND COVER WITH CHILONG
DECORATION
Late Qing/Republic period
The slightly domed cover carved with a sinous chilong above the sides
incised with a continuous band of stylized scrolls, the box enclosed by
a band of leaves, all above a short foot; the matrix a mottled celadon
hue with white inclusions.
2 3/4in (7cm) diameter (2).

$2,500 - 3,500

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AN HAN-STYLE JADE CARVING OF A MYTHICAL BEAST
Carved in the form of a recumbent beast with its head turned, the
body decorated with scrolls and raised bosses, the matrix a yellow-
green hue with natural fissures and black inclusions.
3 1/4in (8.3cm) long
$2,000 - 3,000

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A JADE CARVING OF A HARE
Carved seated with its feet tucked and head turned, the ears folded
back and the face carved with large eyes, the stone a grey hue with
white inclusions transitioning into a brown tone towards the hare’s back.
1 3/4in (4.45cm) long

$2,000 - 3,000
Provenance
Mu-Fei Collection (Collection of Professor Cheng Te-K’un).
Bluett & Sons, Ltd., London, 22nd November 1990.

Exhibited
Chinese Jades from the Mu-Fei Collection, Bluett & Sons, London,
1990, cat no. 66.

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