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A pale green jade carving of Liu 175
Hai
18th century
The standing figure delicately carved with
typically benevolent and serene features,
his robes flowing and finely detailed, his left
hand raised and holding a fly whisk across his
shoulders, his three-legged toad clambering
atop it and a string of cash hanging from it,
the semi-translucent stone of a pale green
hue with some mottled white inclusions, wood
stand.
7.8cm (3in) high (2).

£6,000 - 8,000
CNY58,000 - 77,000
HK$71,000 - 94,000

175
A pale green and brown jade
carving of a boy
17th century
Modelled wearing flowing robes tied at
the waist, one leg raised and resting upon
rockwork, the head turned to face the front,
a fruiting stem held over his left shoulder,
the stone with pale mushroom coloured
inclusions.
5.7cm (2.1/4in) long.

£2,000 - 3,000
CNY19,000 - 29,000
HK$24,000 - 35,000

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A small pale green jade waterpot
18th century
Modelled as a veined lotus leaf with outwardly
curling rim, carved in relief to the exterior
with a lotus stem and further lotus leaf, wood
stand; together with a green and mottled
creamy jade model of a recumbent ram.
The ram 9.5cm (3.3/4in) long. (3).

£500 - 600
CNY4,800 - 5,800
HK$5,900 - 7,100

Provenance
An English private collection.

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