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A PALE GREEN JADE BRUSH REST
17th/18th century
Carved to depict a dog, two deer, and two
birds among reticulated rocky formations,
the pale green stone with cloudy and russet
inclusions and natural fissure veins.
9 1/4in (22.9cm) long
$2,000 - 3,000

十七或十八世紀 青白玉筆架

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A GRAY AND RUSSET JADE FINIAL
Yuan/Ming dynasty
Very delicately carved with egrets standing
amidst tall lotus leaves and narrow leafy stems,
the stone of pale green tone with russet
inclusions and areas of white calcification.
2in (5.1cm) high
$4,000 - 6,000

元/明 青玉鏤雕鷺蓮紋爐頂

Compare two similar reticulated jade ‘egret
and lotus’ finials, Yuan dynasty, one of which
was unearthed from Ren family’s tomb at
Qingpu, Shanghai, dated to the Yuan dynasty,
illustrated in Shanghai Museum Ancient
Jade Gallery, Shanghai, p.36. See also a
related reticulated white jade finial, Ming
dynasty, illustrated by Zheng Xinmiao, ed.,
Compendium of Collections in the Palace
Museum: Jade, Ming Dynasty, vol. 6, Beijing,
2010, pl. 118.

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