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A RETICULATED CELADON JADE
‘CRANE AND LOTUS’ FINIAL
Yuan/Ming dynasty
Of irregular section, the finial deeply
pierced to form four cranes wading
through intertwined tall lotus stems
issuing seed pods and spreading
leaves; mounted on a wooden cover.
1 1/2in (3.9cm) height of ade finial

$2,000 - 3,000

或明 青玉鏤雕 一品紋 頂

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TWO JADE FIGURES
Late Qing/Republic period
The first, likely one of the Hehe twins,
depicted here as a boy in flowing robes
mid-stride holding a lotus over one
shoulder, carved from stone of green-gray
with notable areas of russet tinge; the
second, perhaps a farmer, attired in
a round hat and shouldering a pack of
sticks to his back, carved from stone of
grayish white color.
3 3/8in (8.5cm) height of second and taller

$1,800 - 2,500

晚清或民國 青玉雕人 像 件

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A WHITE JADE PENDANT
Of thin section, deeply undercut as
a rampant dragon pursuing a flaming pearl
while it encircles the shaft of an archaistic
bell with protruding flanges, the surface
details delicately engraved and the stone
finished with a bright polish.
2 1/2in (6.5cm) high

$1,500 - 2,500

白玉雕鐘形墜

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A WHITE JADE
DRAGON FISH PENDANT
Of undulating section carved in high relief
with incised details to depict the fabulous
creature with a scrolled fin on one side
and a flowering branch hanging from its
mouth on the other; the translucent matrix
with a faint greenish tinge marked with
one pale russet vein and some cloudy
white inclusions.
3 1/2in (9cm) long

$2,000 - 3,000

白玉龍 紋墜

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