Lot Essay
The figure steering (hua) a boat (zhou) forms the rebus for huajia zaizhou, 'May you have another sixty years of longevity.'
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18TH/19TH CENTURY
Details
A WHITE JADE SHAPED PENDANT
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The somewhat concave side is carved with a figure steering a log boat amidst waves, its bow filled with a stem of lingzhi and a box, and the reverse is carved with a four-character seal, huajia zaizhou (another sixty years of longevity). The semi-translucent stone is of white color with a few small areas of pale russet color.
2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm.) high
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The somewhat concave side is carved with a figure steering a log boat amidst waves, its bow filled with a stem of lingzhi and a box, and the reverse is carved with a four-character seal, huajia zaizhou (another sixty years of longevity). The semi-translucent stone is of white color with a few small areas of pale russet color.
2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Lizzadro Collection, Chicago, Illinois, acquired prior to 1960.
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