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A JADE CARVING OF A BIXIE A WHITE JADE ‘HE-HE TWINS’ GROUP
20th century 18th century
The mythical beast with bifurcated tail and horn, carved from an even, Typically modelled with one of the twins kneeling with a box in his
green stone with some russet inclusions to the underside. 17.5cm (6 hands, the other holding a spray of lotus extending over his left
7/8in) long shoulder, an auspicious bat on his right shoulder, the stone of even
pale-white tone with light russet inclusions.
£3,000 - 5,000 5.5cm (2.1/8in) wide.
CNY26,000 - 44,000
HK$29,000 - 48,000 £2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 26,000
The Property of a Gentleman HK$19,000 - 29,000

Provenance: Christie’s Paris, 7 June 2011, lot 308 451
A distinguished London private collection A WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A LADY AND TWO RAMS
The pale, even stone with some speckled dark and a mushroom
449 inclusion, delicately carved as a lady seated on rocks, holding a
A WHITE JADE CARVING OF BUDAI dragon staff and reading a book, flanked by two young rams, the
18th century mushroom inclusion carved as a spray of lingzhi sprouting from a rock,
The smiling figure reclining to his left. 4.2cm (1.5/8in) wide. wood stand. 10cm (4in) wide (2).

£3,000 - 5,000 £3,000 - 5,000
CNY26,000 - 44,000 CNY26,000 - 44,000
HK$29,000 - 48,000 HK$29,000 - 48,000

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