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A WHITE JADE CARVING OF AN APSARA
Carved in the round and openwork as a boy-deity in flight, wearing a
long flowing scarf, his hands grasping flower sprays, the round head
finely detailed with two hair knots, the stone of an even greenish-
white tone with minor areas of brown inclusions, box. 6.3cm (2 1/2in)
long (2).

£1,500 - 2,000
HK$16,000 - 21,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000

Compare with a related white jade boy carving, Song Dynasty,
illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: 91
Jade 5 Tang, Song, Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties, Beijing, 2011,
p.111, no.117.

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A SMALL PALE GREEN AND BROWN JADE ‘BELL’ PENDANT
Ming Dynasty or earlier
Modelled in the form of an archaic bronze bell, fitted box. 5.2cm (2in)
long. (2).
£1,000 - 1,500
HK$10,000 - 16,000
CNY8,800 - 13,000

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A GROUP OF THREE JADE FITTINGS AND PENDANTS
Song to Qing Dynasty
Comprising: a white jade ‘lion’ looped-shaped belt buckle; a white
and grey jade ‘chilong’ pendant; and a green and russet jade sword
guard, box. The largest: 7cm (2 3/4in) high (4).
£1,500 - 2,000
HK$16,000 - 21,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000
Provenance: The belt buckle:
The Muwen Tang Collection
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, The Muwen Tang Collection of Chinese
Jades, 1 December 2016, lot 114 (part lot) 92

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