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31 mai 2009

A carved jade 'Log Raft' group. Qing dynasty, 18th century

A carved jade 'Log Raft' group. Qing dynasty, 18th century carved and pierced with a young boy paddling a log raft, to the fore of the raft stands a large basket with peony blooms and to the aft stands a crane holding a lingzhi spray in its beak, the...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, Jade, 18th century, 'Log Raft' group

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31 mai 2009

A fine spinach jade censer and cover. Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century

A fine spinach jade censer and cover. Qing dynasty, 18th-19th century the rectangular body with projecting tubular corners each terminating in short waisted foot, finely carved around the exterior with an archaistic band of interlocking snakes above shou...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, censer and cover, 18th-19th century, spinach jade

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31 mai 2009

A celadon jade Marriage Bowl. Qing dynasty, 19th century

A celadon jade Marriage Bowl. Qing dynasty, 19th century the deep rounded sides rising from a short spreading foot to a lipped rim, carved in high relief to the interior with a pair of goldfish, the exterior with a broad band enclosing the bajixiang and...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, 19th century, celadon jade, Marriage Bowl

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31 mai 2009

A celadon jade lotus jar and cover

A celadon jade lotus jar and cover carved as two lotus pods joined together, with a budding flower to the reverse, all 'tied' together, jade cover, wood cover and wood stand. 10cm., 3 7/8in. Est. 4,000—6,000 GBP. Lot Sold 5,000 GBP Sotheby's. Fine Chinese...

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Tags: Jar and cover, celadon jade, lotus

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31 mai 2009

A celadon jade 'lingzhi' jar. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period

A celadon jade 'lingzhi' jar. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period of flattened globular form, finely carved in low relief to one side with a pair of bats in flight and to the other in high relief with a long curling lingzhi branch, the stone of pale celadon...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, celadon jade, 'lingzhi'

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31 mai 2009

A carved jade 'Buddha's hand' finger citron. Qing dynasty, 18th century

A carved jade 'Buddha's hand' finger citron. Qing dynasty, 18th century naturalistically carved and hollowed, the 'fingers' reaching up from a curled stem to the base, to the side of the fruit clamber two small monkeys, the stone of pale celadon tone....

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Tags: Qing dynasty, Jade, 18th century, 'Buddha's hand', finger citron

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31 mai 2009

A large jade carving of a recumbent mythical beast. 17th century

A large jade carving of a recumbent mythical beast. 17th century looking sharply to the left with its face resting placidly on its left leg, its eyes wide open and alert, its mouth half partially open in a snarl, the body in a relaxed pose with is tail...

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Tags: 17th century, Jade, mythical beast

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31 mai 2009

A black and white jade ram group. Qing dynasty, 18th century

A black and white jade ram group. Qing dynasty, 18th century finely and cleverly carved using the contrasting tones of the stone with a large recumbent ram with its two young at its side. 5.4cm., 2 1/8 in. Est. 4,000—6,000 GBP. Lot Sold 17,500 GBP Sotheby's....

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Tags: Qing dynasty, 18th century, black and white jade, ram

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31 mai 2009

Coupes en grès émaillé céladon Longquan, Zhejiang, XVe siècle.

Coupe tripode en grès émaillé céladon Longquan, Zhejiang, XVe siècle. décoré en relief sous la couverte de trigrammes et frise de rinceaux. Les pieds sont en forme de masque de chimère. Diam. : 37,5 cm. (fêlure de cuisson sur le bord). Estimation : 600...

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Tags: Longquan Celadon, XVème siècle, Coupe tripode, Zhejiang, grès émaillé

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31 mai 2009

A finely carved red glass overlay snuff bottle. Attributed to Beijing, mid Qing dynasty

A finely carved red glass overlay snuff bottle. Attributed to Beijing, mid Qing dynasty Of flattened circular form with gently rounded shoulders rising to straight neck, resting on a short oval footring, carved through the rich ruby-red overlay to the...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, beijing glass, snuff bottle, red glass overlay

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