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967
TWO CARVED WHITE JADE DRAGON HOOKS
Each similarly designed with a gently arched shaft carved in high relief
with a sinuous chilong grasping a lingzhi sprig in its mouth clambering
towards the dragon-head terminal, the underside with a raised button
for attachment; the evenly hued white jade displaying a soft luster.
4 3/8 and 4 1/2in (11.1 and 11.5cm) long (2).
$2,800 - 4,000

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968
SIX JADE ARCHER’S RINGS
Including four straight cylindrical-form rings: three with plain surfaces,
the fourth carved two ducks swimming in water; the five with a
slightly recessed side covered with a layer of russet skin, carved with
two figures playing chess under a pine tree; the sixth with a slightly
flattened patch, carved into the russet inclusions with a ‘xi’ character.
1 to 1 1/4in (2.5 to 3.2cm) high, 1 1/8 to 1 1/2in (2.9 to 3.9cm) wide (6).

$1,200 - 1,800

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969
THREE JADE SEALS AND A WHITE JADE FINIAL
The first seal of ovoid profile, topped with an undercut animal, the
second utilizing the russet inclusion in the white matrix, carved in
relief with a crawling beast with a protruding horn, the third of natural
pebble form with minimal manipulation to the stone, the white matrix
displaying russet inclusions, the fourth deeply undercut with a chilong
holding a lingzhi branch in its mouth, supported by a rounded triangle
platform with a central aperture.
3/4 to 1 5/8in (1.9 to 4.2cm) high (4).

$1,200 - 1,800

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