Lot 2435
2435
A PALE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF YANZI
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION
A PALE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF YANZI

18TH CENTURY

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A PALE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF YANZI
18TH CENTURY
The standing figure is carved holding a milk bucket in one hand, and a deer skin slung over his back. The stone is of an even pale tone with dark russet inclusions to the reverse.
2 ¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired prior to 1939, and thence by descent within the family.

Lot Essay

Yanzi, an exemplar of filial piety, is shown holding a milk bucket and clothed in a deer skin, which he wore in order to conceal himself while he mingled with the herd in order to obtain doe's milk for the treatment of his parents' eye disease.

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