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PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION, PREDOMINANTLY ASSEMBLED IN
THE 1970s AND 1980s

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FIVE PALE CELADON JADE ‘DRAGON’ BELT HOOKS
18TH AND 19TH CENTURY

清十八及十九世紀 青白玉蒼龍教子帶鉤一組五
件

Each belt hook is carved and pierced with a dragon-head terminal
and has a shaft surmounted by a chilong with a circular button to the
underside. The stones are of a pale, even celadon tone.

The longest 4√ in. (12.5 cm.) long (5)

£4,000-6,000 $6,100-9,100
€5,500-8,100

PROVENANCE:

Private European collection, predominantly assembled in the 1970s
and 1980s.

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506 (two views)

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A PALE CELADON JADE ‘TWIN CATFISH’ BOWL
19TH CENTURY

清十九世紀 青白玉年年有餘碗

The bowl is carved in shallow relief to the rounded sides with a band of archaistic taotie masks between bands of lappets
to the mouth and the base. The centre of the interior is carved in high relief with a design of twin catfsh trailing sprigs of
lingzhi fungus in their mouths. The stone is of a pale celadon tone with scattered cloudy white fecks and inclusions.

5¬ in. (14.2 cm.) diam., carved wood stand

£7,000-10,000 $11,000-15,000
€9,500-14,000

PROVENANCE:

Private European collection, predominantly assembled in the 1970s and 1980s.
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