Lot Essay
A similar yellow jade crab was sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 26 April 1999, lot 599
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18TH/19TH CENTURY
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A CELADON JADE MODEL OF A CRAB; AND A WHITE JADE PENDANT
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The crab naturalistically carved and pierced clasping millet, the stone of an even celadon tone with one small grey inclusion to one claw, 4½ in. (11.4 cm.) wide; and a small white jade pendant of rectangular shape, one end carved with a rat, the other with a dragon, the sides carved in shallow relief with shou characters and lingzhi, the stone of an even very pale celadon tone, 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) high (2)
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The crab naturalistically carved and pierced clasping millet, the stone of an even celadon tone with one small grey inclusion to one claw, 4½ in. (11.4 cm.) wide; and a small white jade pendant of rectangular shape, one end carved with a rat, the other with a dragon, the sides carved in shallow relief with shou characters and lingzhi, the stone of an even very pale celadon tone, 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) high (2)
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