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A DISTINGUISHED EUROPEAN PRIVATE
COLLECTION OF JADE AND HARDSTONE BOATS
(LOTS 363-382)

363 *
A WHITE JADE CARVING OF A SAIL BOAT WITH THREE
FIGURES
Late Qing Dynasty
Of flattened form with two masts, two smiling figures hoist a sail
each, the larger figure at the prow steering the vessel with an oar, the
sides incised with waves, the stone of even pale-white tone, wood
stand. 13.8cm (5 3/8in) wide. (2).
£1,500 - 2,000
HK$15,000 - 20,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000
363 Provenance
A distinguished European private collection, acquired by the
grandparents of the present owner and thence by descent

364 *
A SOAPSTONE CARVING OF THE EIGHT IMMORTALS ON A
RAFT
Late Qing Dynasty
Deftly carved with the Immortals on a tree trunk raft with protruding
branches, knots and twisted root nodules, four sitting beside a table
with cups of wine while another plays the flute, the stone of beige
tone, wood stand. 19cm (7 1/2in) wide. (2).
£1,500 - 2,500
HK$15,000 - 26,000
CNY13,000 - 22,000
Provenance
A distinguished European private collection, acquired by the
grandparents of the present owner and thence by descent.
364

365 *
A JADEITE CARVING OF A ‘DRAGON’ BOAT
19th century
The dragon boat of flattened form with finely incised scales and
waves on the sides, with a female Immortal carrying a large lotus
blossom beside a young attendant shaded beneath the plantain leaf-
like tail of the dragon, the stone of apple-green tone with white and
brown inclusions, wood stand. 21.5cm (8 1/2in) wide. (2).
£1,200 - 1,500
HK$12,000 - 15,000
CNY11,000 - 13,000
365
Provenance
A distinguished European private collection, acquired by the
grandparents of the present owner and thence by descent.

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