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TWO PALE GREEN JADE ‘SAGES’ THUMB RINGS
Mid-Qing Dynasty
The first, finely carved with a continuous garden scene, depicting a
sage instructing his boy attendant to prune a wutong tree with a basin
placed on the ground beside rocky outcrops, a footbridge leading
to a moon door of a tiled pavilion, beside a four-character inscription
reading qing bi yun lin and two seals reading zi gang, the stone of an
even pale tone, 3.1cm (1 1/4in) diam.; the second, carved with a sage
seated on a rocky headland, meditating in front of an incense burner
emitting smoke forming scrolling clouds above, the stone of an even
pale tone suffused with russet inclusions, 3.2cm (1 1/4in) diam. (2).

£3,000 - 5,000
CNY27,000 - 45,000

清中葉 白玉清閟雲林圖及煉丹圖扳指 一組兩件

Provenance: an English private collection
來源：英國私人收藏
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TWO WHITE JADE ‘HORSE’ THUMB RINGS
Mid-Qing Dynasty
The first, carved with a general dismounted under a gnarled pine tree,
observing a lean horse sauntering towards a water bucket, beside
a two-character inscription reading de ji, the stone of a pale tone
suffused with russet inclusions to the reverse, 3.1cm (1 1/4in) diam.;
the second, carved in shallow relief with a pony strolling in a rocky
landscape scattered with pine and rocks, beneath a four-character
inscription reading du li chao gang, beside a thatched pavilion
shadowed by the crescent moon, the stone of an even pale tone,
2.9cm (1 1/8in) diam. (2).
£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000
清中葉 白玉飲馬圖扳指 一組兩件

Provenance: an English private collection
來源： 英國私人收藏
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TWO WHITE JADE SADDLE-SHAPED THUMB RINGS
18th/19th century
The first, incised on the flattened side with an eight-character inscription
reading e mo da yu yan ren zhi fei, translating ‘No sin is greater than
talking about others’ sins‘, the translucent stone of an even pale tone,
3.1cm (1 1/4in) wide; the second, carved in high relief with a sinuous
chilong with bifurcated tail, the stone of an even pale tone suffused with
russet inclusions partially highlighting the relief dragon, 3.5cm (1 3/8in)
wide (2).

£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000

十八/十九世紀
白玉「惡莫大於言人之非」及浮雕螭龍紋馬鞍形扳指 一組兩件

Provenance: an English private collection
來源： 英國私人收藏
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