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A WHITE JADE POMANDER
135 The shallow box and cover carved in openwork on each side with
56 | BONHAMS a mythical beast frolicking with an attendant carrying an auspicious
token, on a diaper and foliate ground, the stone of an even hue with a
celadon tinge.
6cm (2 3/8in) wide (2).
£1,000 - 1,500
CNY9,200 - 14,000
HK$11,000 - 16,000
133
A SPINACH GREEN JADE SUTRA BOOK
Comprising eight leaves, mounted with spinach green jade plaques
carved with fifty character passages with a frontispiece and colophon,
with red seals, bound between hardwood covers, the title inscribed 御
製佛說菩薩經.
The cover: 22.4cm (in) high
£1,000 - 1,500
CNY9,200 - 14,000
HK$11,000 - 16,000
134
A WHITE JADE ‘CHILONG’ PENDANT
Carved as a thin cylinder decorated with shallow relief chilongs
crawling over an incised ground of swirling designs, the stone of an
even white tone.
5.1cm (2in) long
£800 - 1,200
CNY7,300 - 11,000
HK$8,800 - 13,000
135
A WHITE AND SPINACH JADE POMANDER
19th/20th century
Of tubular form, carved with a continuous design of interlocking
swastika and linear motifs.
9.6cm (3.3/4in) long.
£1,000 - 1,500
CNY9,200 - 14,000
HK$11,000 - 16,000
