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PROPERTY FROM THE LEVER COLLECTION
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A WHITE, GREY AND RUSSET JADE ‘ZHONG KUI AND DEMON’
CARVING
18TH CENTURY
The group is carved to depict Zhong Kui in a crouched position with fnely
carved facial features and delicately incised beard, confronting a ferce demon
clambering below him. The stone is of a mottled white tone with dark grey
inclusions and areas of concentrated russet.
2Ω in. (6.3 cm.) wide
£3,000-5,000 $4,300-7,000
€3,800-6,300
PROVENANCE:
Property from the Lever Collection, acquired prior to 2000.
清十八世紀 灰玉帶皮鍾馗把件
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*103
A WHITE JADE VASE AND COVER
20TH CENTURY
The vase is of fattened baluster form, with two mask handles with loose rings.
One side is carved and pierced with a bird perched on a fowering branch and
rocks beside a linked chain. The cover is surmounted by a bird. The stone is of
an even white tone with a few milky-white inclusions.
8æ in. (22 cm.) high
£3,000-5,000 $4,300-7,000
€3,800-6,300
PROVENANCE:
Property from the Lever Collection, acquired prior to 2000.
二十世紀 白玉花鳥紋瑞獸活環耳帶鏈蓋瓶
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