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A PAIR OF GREEN JADE RUYI SCEPTERS
Late Qing/Republic period
Each carved as a mirror image of the
other with images of the Eight Immortals in
landscape setting: the scepter head showing
Lan Caihe holding a basket, Zhang Guolao
holding bamboo percussion instruments, and
Han Zhongli holding a palm leaf fan and Lou
Dongbin with a fly whisk standing at the top
of a stairwell; the center reserve displaying
Cao Guojiu holding jade clappers, Han iangzi
with a flute and Li Tieguai leaning on his metal
crutch; the base depicting He iangu holding
a lotus; the reverse of the scepter head and
curving handle recessed and the surfaces
polished to a soft luster.
17 1/4in (44cm) long

$20,000 - 30,000

清或民國 青玉如意柄一

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A CARVED NEPHRITE BOULDER
19th century
Of horizontal format, carved as a ragged
mountainous landscape with a scholar and a
boy standing near a gnarled pine tree, under
an overhanging cliff supporting a thatched
hut, the reverse with an incised waterfall
flowing between bare rocks with sparsely
scattered vegetation; the faint celadon-tinged
stone marked with russet, gray, and icy-white
inclusions.
3 1/2 x 5 3/8 x 3/4in (8.9 x 13.8 x 1.9cm)

$3,000 - 4,000

十九世紀 青玉雕 人

Provenance
Acquired Bonhams, London, New Bond
Street, sale 20580, 7 Nov 2013, lot 101
A European private collection

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