Lot Essay
Monkey and peaches provide the rebus for linghou xianshou, 'Sacred monkey offers longevity'.
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CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIEME-XIXEME SIECLE
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MONTAGNE EN JADE CELADON SCULPTE
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIEME-XIXEME SIECLE
The mountain is carved on the front with a group of monkeys clambering amongst fruiting peach trees and rocky ledges. The reverse is decorated with two further monkeys beside a large pine tree. The stone is of a celadon tone with some yellowish creamy inclusions.
7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) high, wood stand
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, XVIIIEME-XIXEME SIECLE
The mountain is carved on the front with a group of monkeys clambering amongst fruiting peach trees and rocky ledges. The reverse is decorated with two further monkeys beside a large pine tree. The stone is of a celadon tone with some yellowish creamy inclusions.
7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) high, wood stand
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A CELADON JADE MOUNTAIN
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY