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PROPERTY FROM AN ASIAN FAMILY COLLECTION
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A SMALL YELLOW JADE CARVING OF A
RAM
SONG-MING DYNASTY (960-1644)
Carved in the round to depict a recumbent ram with its four legs
tucked underneath its body, and its horns with stylised spirals
resting on its back. The stone is of a greenish-yellow tone with
brown russet inclusions.
3 in. (7.8 cm.) long
HK$80,000-150,000 US$11,000-19,000
宋 / 明 黃玉羊把件
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8 A BLACK AND WHITE JADE CARVING OF
8 TWO DEER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
The stone is carved as two recumbent deer, each turning its head
to face the other and grasping a lingzhi spray in its mouth, one is
carved out of the black part of the stone, and the other out of the
white part of the stone.
2º in. (5.5 cm.) long
HK$80,000-150,000 US$11,000-19,000
清十八世紀 墨白玉巧雕雙鹿銜芝把件
PROPERTY FROM AN ASIAN FAMILY COLLECTION
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TWO SMALL YELLOW JADE VASES
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The first is carved around the globular body with a rope twist
design, flanked on the two narrow sides by dragon-mask handles.
The other is of flattened baluster form, carved in high relief
around the waisted neck with a lively chilong, clambering with its
head turned toward its long coiled tail.
The highest: 4 in. (11.3 cm.) high (2)
HK$120,000-180,000 US$16,000-23,000
清 黃玉蓋瓶兩件
