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The Property of a Gentleman

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                                                                                   A PALE CELADON JADE ZODIAC FIGURE OF
                                                                                   A RAM

                                                                                                                 QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

                                                                                       The figure is carved seated with crossed legs, dressed in scholars
                                                                                       robes and holding a scroll in one hand, the other hand resting on
                                                                                       one knee. The ram’s head is rendered with a finely incised beard
                                                                                       and curved horns. The stone is of a pale tone with some minor
                                                                                       russet inclusions.
                                                                                       1√ in. (4.8 cm.) high

                                                                         HK$80,000-150,000US$11,000-19,000

                                                                 清十八世紀  青玉十二辰羊像

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                                                                                   A PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF
                                                                                   SHOULAO ON A DEER

                                                                                                                 QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

                                                                                       The stone is carved in the round depicting Shoulao holding a ruyi
                                                                                       in one hand with a bat hovering above, astride a deer standing
                                                                                       foursquare with its head turned back, grasping a lingzhi sprig in its
                                                                                       mouth. The material is of a pale greenish-white tone with milky
                                                                                       mottling and a soft polish.
                                                                                       3 in. (7.8 cm.) high, wood stand, Japanese wood box

                                                                         HK$80,000-120,000US$11,000-16,000

                                                                 清十八世紀  青白玉福祿壽擺件

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