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                                                                                                                                 A MOTTLED GREYISH-BEIGE JADE
                                                                                                                                 'MAGNOLIA' CUP
                                                                                                                                 LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
                                                                                                                                 5æ in. (14.5 cm.) wide across

                                                                                                                                 $4,000-6,000

                                                                                                                                 晚明十Ս 十ˑˠ紀ǎ灰玉雕玉蘭形盃

                                                                                                                                 PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN
                                                                                                                                 COLLECTION
                                                                                                                                 1250
                                                                                                                                 A GREENISH-WHITE JADE MOUNTAIN-
                                                                                                                                 FORM CARVING
                                                                                                                                 18TH-19TH CENTURY
                                                                                                                                 9æ in. (24.8 cm.) long, lacquered softwood stand

                                                                                                                                 $8,000-12,000
                                                                                                                                 PROVENANCE:
                                                                                                                                 Christie's South Kensington, 12 November 2004,
                                                                                                                                 lot 471.
                                                                                                                                 The James E. Sowell Collection.
                                                                                                                                 Deer and cranes symbolize long life, as they
                                                                                                                                 are both companions of Shoulao, the god of
                                                                                                                                 Longevity. In addition, the Chinese word for deer
                                                                                                                                 is a homophone with the word for 'emoluments'.
                                                                                                                                 The deer and crane can also symbolize a married
                                                                                                                                 couple. Taken together with the pine tree,
                                                           1249                                                                  which is an evergreen, they form the rebus helu
                                                                                                                                 tongchun (may the couple be forever young).

                                                                                                                                 顯㈥美४珍藏
                                                                                                                                 清十Ջ 十̏ˠ紀ǎ青白玉雕鶴鹿同春山子
                                                                                                                                 Ϝ源
                                                                                                                                 і敦南肯㏁頓ωૈ得
     年  月  日
 拍品編號
                                                                                                                                 索維ḓ珍藏

                                                                                                                                 VARIOUS PROPERTIES
                                                                                                                                 ~1251
                                                                                                                                 A WHITE JADE DOUBLE GOURD-FORM
                                                                                                                                 VASE AND COVER
                                                                                                                                 QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
                                                                                                                                 6w in. (17.5 cm.) high, hardwood stand

                                                                                                                                 $20,000-30,000
                                                                                                                                 PROVENANCE:
                                                                                                                                 Lizzadro Collection, Chicago, Illinois, acquired
                                                                                                                                 prior to 1960.
                                                                                                                                 A Collecting Legacy: Fine Chinese Jade Carvings
                                                                                                                                 and Works of Art from the Lizzadro Collection
                                                                                                                                 (Part II); Christie’s New York, 19 September 2013,
                                                                                                                                 lot 1209.


                                                                                                                                 清ǎ白玉瓜瓞綿綿葫蘆蓋瓶
                                                                                                                                 Ϝ源
                                                                                                                                 樂薩卓珍藏
 芝؟哥
 ͺ利ピ州
     年͠עՆ藏
                                                                                                                                 樂薩卓中४玉雕及工藝★品珍藏 **
 紐☼ωૈ得
                                                                                                                                 年 月  日
 拍品編號
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