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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 士紳藏品
Lots 192 - 211
192
A RUSSET JADE THUMB RING
18th century
Ingeniously carved and utilising the natural flaws to form the outline of
the cliffs, depicting a monkey on horseback amidst a rocky landscape,
galloping away from the close pursuit of a bee, the stone of varied dark
russet tone with cloudy inclusions, suggestive of a misty, cloudy and
windy effect.
2.9cm (1 1/8in) diam.

£3,000 - 5,000
CNY27,000 - 45,000

十八世紀 雜色玉巧作馬上封侯圖扳指

Provenance: an English private collection

來源：英國私人收藏
192
193
A FINE YELLOW JADE ARCHAISTIC THUMB RING
18th century
Finely carved around the sides with an undulating band of archaistic
motif interrupted by pointed arrows simulating a Western Zhou
dynasty bronze pattern, the stone of an even attractive yellow tone
with patches of russet inclusions.
2.8cm (1 1/8in) diam.

£3,000 - 5,000
CNY27,000 - 45,000

十八世紀 黃玉仿古銅飾紋扳指

Provenance: an English private collection

來源： 英國私人收藏

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194
THREE YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE THUMB RINGS
18th/19th century
The first, carved on the dark russet skin with two Buddhist lions
gamboling and gazing upon each other, the stone of a greenish-
yellow tone, 3.1cm (1 1/8in) diam.; the second, of saddle form,
carved to the flattened side with a fan, two peaches on branch,
and a swooping bat suspending a chime on a ribbon, the stone
of a greenish yellow tone suffused with light russet inclusions, 3.5cm
(1 3/8in) across; the third, undecorated, neatly carved in cylindrical
form, the stone of a dark greenish-yellow tone with area of russet
colour, 3.4cm (1 3/8in) diam. (3).

£2,500 - 3,500
CNY23,000 - 32,000
十八/十九世紀
黃玉帶皮太獅少獅巧作扳指、五福兼善扳指及素身扳指 一組三件

Provenance: an English private collection

來源：英國私人收藏
194

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. FINE CHINESE ART | 89