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230 A CELADON JADE ‘PEACH AND BAT’
CARVING
AN INSCRIBED WHITE JADE PENDANT QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
19TH / 20TH CENTURY
modeled as two peaches borne on a naturalistic gnarled, leafy
of rectangular form, carved in low relief to one side with stem bearing ower buds, with two bats perched along the top
an immortal sitting on a raft above tumultuous waves, a of the larger fruit, the stone of a pale celadon color with russet
crane ying above among clouds, the reverse with a poetic veining and scattered opaque white inclusions, tted stand (2)
inscription, followed by an apocryphal Zigang seal mark Width 6 in., 15.2 cm
Height 2 in., 5.1 cm $ 12,000-18,000
$ 10,000-15,000
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PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED NORTH AMERICAN
PRIVATE COLLECTION
A WHITE JADE ‘DRAGON’ PENDANT
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
carved in low relief in the form of a stylized dragon swooping
amid scrolling clouds, pierced to the top with a small aperture,
the softly polished stone of an even pale celadon-white color
Width 2 in., 5.2 cm
PROVENANCE
Acquired prior to the 1950s.
$ 6,000-8,000
1950
