QIANLONG/JIAQING
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A FINE PAIR OF WHITE JADE RECTANGULAR TABLESCREENS
qianlong/jiaqing
Each carved with scenes set outside the walls of a village beside a river amidst trees in a rocky landscape, one screen carved with boys at work operating a threshing machine watched over by an old man, near two boys navigating sampans laden with sacks and an old lady with two infants at play, the other screen with boys at play with a costume dragon and other various traditional celebratory objects, the reverse of each with different woodland scenes including a crane and a deer amidst lingzhi, the translucent stone of even 'mutton fat' tone
9¾in. (25cm.) wide, wood stands (2)
qianlong/jiaqing
Each carved with scenes set outside the walls of a village beside a river amidst trees in a rocky landscape, one screen carved with boys at work operating a threshing machine watched over by an old man, near two boys navigating sampans laden with sacks and an old lady with two infants at play, the other screen with boys at play with a costume dragon and other various traditional celebratory objects, the reverse of each with different woodland scenes including a crane and a deer amidst lingzhi, the translucent stone of even 'mutton fat' tone
9¾in. (25cm.) wide, wood stands (2)