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PROPERTY FROM THE WILLIAM S. ARNETT
COLLECTION, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
932
TWO LARGE WHITE JADE BELT
BUCKLES
18TH CENTURY
Each is carved in high relief and undercut
with a chilong with a beard crawling towards
the dragon-head hook; the larger has areas of
russet color, and on the smaller belt hook the
chilong grasps a leafy stem in its jaws.
5Ω and 5º in. (14 and 13.4 cm.) long (2)
$6,000-8,000

PROVENANCE
William S. Arnett Collection,
Atlanta, Georgia, acquired prior to 1971.
EXHIBITED
On loan: High Museum of Art,
Atlanta, Georgia, September 1973
to September 1980.
清十八世紀 白玉蒼龍教子帶鉤兩件

932

PROPERTY FROM THE WILLIAM S. ARNETT
COLLECTION, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
933
A WHITE JADE CIRCULAR PLAQUE
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The plaque is carved and pierced with the
Eight Buddhist Emblems (bajixiang), with
the endless knot in the center. Together
with a pale greenish-white jade two-part
oval ftting carved and pierced with the
Hehe erxian standing amidst foliate scroll,
and a white jade butterfy-form plaque of
triangular shape.
3 in. (7.6 cm.) wide (3)
$2,000-3,000

PROVENANCE
William S. Arnett Collection,
Atlanta, Georgia, acquired prior to 1971.
EXHIBITED
On loan: High Museum of Art,
Atlanta, Georgia, September 1973
to September 1980 933
清 白玉鏤雕八吉祥紋帶飾

34 FINE CHINESE JADE CARVINGS from Private Collections