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A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE ‘LOTUS
AND LINGZHI’ CARVING
17th/18th century
The pebble deftly carved and pierced in the round
as gnarled sprays of auspicious lingzhi entwined
with two fleshy lotus pods and leaves, the stone of
even pale green tone with russet-brown inclusions.
7cm (2 6/8in) wide.

£6,000 - 8,000
CNY53,000 - 70,000

十七/十八世紀 青白玉雕並蒂同心擺件

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A PALE GREEN JADE CARVING OF LYCHEE
17th century
Finely pierced and worked as two ripe fruits incised
with a diamond pattern and star-pattern, borne on
a gnarled leafy stem, the stone of greenish-yellow
tone with some russet inclusions.
8.5cm (3 3/8in) long.

£2,500 - 3,500
CNY22,000 - 31,000

十七世紀 青白玉雕荔枝把件

Provenance: a French private collection

來源：法國私人收藏

Compare with a related jade ornament carving of
lychees, Ming dynasty, illustrated in the Compendium
of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 6,
Beijing, 2011, p.213, no.199. Motifs of lychee were
very popular in the Ming dynasty as also exemplified
by two jade boxes and covers decorated with
lychees, Ming dynasty, illustrated in Compendium of
Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 7, Beijing,
2011, pp.241-242, nos.229 and 230.

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