Lot 755
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A PALE GREYISH-WHITE AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF A CRAB
A PALE GREYISH-WHITE AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF A CRAB
A PALE GREYISH-WHITE AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF A CRAB
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CHINESE JADES FROM THE COLLECTION OF T. EUGENE WORRELL
A PALE GREYISH-WHITE AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF A CRAB

QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

Details
A PALE GREYISH-WHITE AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF A CRAB
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The crab is naturalistically carved with pincers grasping the elongated leaves of the two reed stalks on which it rests. The stone is of a pale greyish-white tone with areas of light russet and white speckling throughout.
5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm.) long
Provenance
Sotheby's New York, 22-23 March 1999, lot 404.
Exhibited
Charlottesville, Worrell Family Offices Gallery, 1999-2022.

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Lot Essay

In Chinese, ‘crab’ is pronounced xie, a homophone for ‘harmony'. As the shell of the crab means both ‘armor’, jia, and ‘first’, the crab also connotes success in the civil examination required for advancement.

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