PROPERTY FROM A MIDWESTERN COLLECTION
THREE WELL-CARVED PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE CARVINGS
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THREE WELL-CARVED PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE CARVINGS
18TH/19TH CENTURY
One a garment hook carved on top with a chilong grasping a lingzhi sprig in its jaws as it crawls towards the dragon-head hook, with a large oval button on the underside, pierced for suspension beneath the hook; a Buddhistic lion group comprising an adult playing with its cub; and a small censer, the deep sides tapering towards the separately carved pedestal foot and carved in shallow relief with two shou characters separated by ruyi motifs, the stone with some pale brown and opaque white mottling, all with soft polish
5 5/8in., 2¾ and 3¼in. (14.3, 7 and 8.2cm.) across, belthook with wood stand, censer with metal basketweave cover (3)
18TH/19TH CENTURY
One a garment hook carved on top with a chilong grasping a lingzhi sprig in its jaws as it crawls towards the dragon-head hook, with a large oval button on the underside, pierced for suspension beneath the hook; a Buddhistic lion group comprising an adult playing with its cub; and a small censer, the deep sides tapering towards the separately carved pedestal foot and carved in shallow relief with two shou characters separated by ruyi motifs, the stone with some pale brown and opaque white mottling, all with soft polish
5 5/8in., 2¾ and 3¼in. (14.3, 7 and 8.2cm.) across, belthook with wood stand, censer with metal basketweave cover (3)