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A SMALL PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A BOY
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The boy is shown standing with knees bent and holding the stem of a lotus flower and leaf over his right shoulder as he looks to the left. He wears a belted tunic over loose pants, and his hair is worn in two topknots. The stone is opaque and shades from white to pale russet.
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) high, box
Provenance
Lempertz, Germany, 31 May 1988, lot 629.
Literature
Nicole De Bisscop, Chinese Jade and Scroll Paintings from the Dongxi Collection, Brussels, 1995, p. 90, no. 51.
Exhibited
Chinese Jade and Scroll Paintings from the Dongxi Collection, Kredietbank Gallery, Brussels, 25 October - 17 December 1995; Kredietbank Luxembourg, 1 February - 13 April 1996, no. 51.

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