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TWO WHITE JADE RETICULATED THUMB RINGS
18th/19th century
The first carved with a garden scene, with a boy holding a fish-
shaped chime at play, approaching another boy squatting and lighting
fireworks, amidst a landscape of pine and rocks leading to a stream,
the translucent stone of an even pale tone, 3.1cm (1 1/4in) diam.; the
second, decorated with four quatrelobe medallions each enclosing a xi
happiness character, all reserved on a reticulated lozenge ground, the
stone of an even pale tone, 3cm (1 1/8in) diam. (2).
£3,000 - 5,000
CNY27,000 - 45,000
十八/十九世紀
白玉鏤雕辭舊迎新圖及四喜紋扳指 一組兩件
Provenance: an English private collection
來源:英國私人收藏
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THREE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE THUMB RINGS
Mid-Qing Dynasty
The first, skilfully carved with a monkey crouching inside a cave under
a rocky cliff, its head turned backwards to a crane in flight highlighted
with russet skin, the stone of a pale tone, 3.1cm (1 1/4in) diam.;
the second, carved in relief utilising the russet skin with a monkey
lifting a peach, flanked by its young, the stone of an even pale green
tone, 3.1cm (1 1/4in) across; the third, carved in relief with a spider
highlighted with russet inclusions, beside a four-character inscription
reading de zhu cheng rui, 2.8cm (1 1/8in) diam. (3).
£3,000 - 5,000
CNY27,000 - 45,000
清中葉
白玉帶皮賀壽圖、獼猴獻壽圖及德珠呈瑞圖扳指 一組三件
Provenance: an English private collection
來源:英國私人收藏
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THREE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE THUMB RINGS
17th/18th century
The first, carved in relief with a continuous band of archaistic ‘C-scrolls’
imitating an Eastern Zhou dynasty bronze pattern, 2.9cm (1 1/8in) diam.;
the second, carved in low relief with a rocky landscape, depicting three
rams variously resting, strolling and gazing at a swooping bat, scattered
with lingzhi fungus, 3.2cm (1 1/4in) across; the third, carved in low relief
with a dignitary riding a camel, holding an attribute in one hand, the
other controlling the reins, 3cm (1 1/8in) diam. (3).
£2,500 - 3,500
CNY23,000 - 32,000
十七/十八世紀
褐白玉仿古勾雲紋、三羊開泰圖及胡人騎駱駝圖扳指 一組三件
Provenance: an English private collection
來源:英國私人收藏
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