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A WHITE JADE ARCHER'S RING WITH CARVED DECORATION
Qing dynasty
Encircled with a continuous design in subtle raised relief with engraved
details on a horse grazing amid rocks near a pine tree on a moonlit
night, the matrix of milky white hue with cloudy white inclusions.
1 3/16in (3cm) high
US$2,000 - 3,000
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A GROUP OF FOUR RUSSET AND WHITE JADE ARCHER'S
RINGS
Qing dynasty
Two finished with a flat face retaining some of the russet staining on
the original pebble; the third with much of the russet skin and the
irregular contour of the original pebble on the face; the last cut with a
hard edge on the right face, remains of russet staining and an irregular
contour of the stone on the left face, the curved back carved along a
natural fissure in the matrix with a slender ginkgo branch.
1 1/16 to 1 3/16in (2.5 to 3cm) high
US$2,000 - 3,000
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A MOTTLED CELADON JADE ARCHAISTIC GOOSE
Ming dynasty
The flattened oval pebble depicting the recumbent bird turning its head
backward on its undercut neck, one of the natural fissure lines in the
stone incorporated into the outline of the left wing, the pale olive green
surface showing patches of graded russet staining that continue on
the underside; with later lacquered wood display stand.
3 1/8in (8cm) length of pebble
2 3/8in (6cm) height including wood stand
US$3,000 - 5,000
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