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18TH CENTURY
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A CELADON JADE 'IMMORTAL AND RAFT' GROUP WITH CARVED IVORY STAND
18TH CENTURY
The immortal is carved standing on an openwork tree-trunk in front of a phoenix seated beside pine and lingzhi branches. The stone is of an even tone. The ivory stand is stained in green and red and is carved and pierced with leafy stemmed gourds and flowers amongst rocks.
9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) long
18TH CENTURY
The immortal is carved standing on an openwork tree-trunk in front of a phoenix seated beside pine and lingzhi branches. The stone is of an even tone. The ivory stand is stained in green and red and is carved and pierced with leafy stemmed gourds and flowers amongst rocks.
9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) long
Provenance
With John Sparks Ltd., London.
From the collection of a distinguished private European collector, acquired in London in the 1960s.
From the collection of a distinguished private European collector, acquired in London in the 1960s.
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