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Junkunc: Chinese Jade Carvings
New York |22 Sep 2020 | 09:30 AM EDT

Lot 219

A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A FINGER CITRON, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PE RIOD
Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000 USD

A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A FINGER CITRON
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
清乾隆 白玉雕佛手把件 《子岡》仿款

skillfully carved with an insect perching atop a large 'Buddha's hand' borne on a gnarled stem issuing a smaller attendant fruit and
furled leaves, the base inscribed with an apocryphal two-character Zigang mark in seal script, the finely polished stone of an
even color with patches of faint russet coloration and subtle icy-white inclusions

Height 2⅞ in., 7.3 cm

Provenance
C.T. Loo, New York, 18th December 1943.
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).

來源
盧芹齋，紐約，1943年12月18日
史蒂芬•瓊肯三世（1978年逝）收藏

Catalogue Note
Masterfully designed following the natural form of a pebble, the present piece represents the great ingenuity of the jade artisans
working during the Qianlong period. Jade pebbles found in the rivers of Khotan are often the most desirable material for carving.

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