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US$5,000-7,000
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A PAIR OF JADEITE FIGURAL TOGGLES
One carved as the Immortal Lan Caihe holding a basket, the other as Shoulao, God of Longevity, holding a peach, both carved from a translucent material suffused with emerald green veins, late Qing dynasty
28.11 x 11.46 x 7.80 and 26.85 x 12.39 x 8.04 mm.
Cf. similar carved jadeite and coral figural pendants suspended from hairpins dated to the Qing dynasty, illustrated in "Catalogue of the Exhibition of Ch'ing Dynasty Costume Accessories", National Palace Museum, Taibei, 1986, nos. 144 and 145. (2)
One carved as the Immortal Lan Caihe holding a basket, the other as Shoulao, God of Longevity, holding a peach, both carved from a translucent material suffused with emerald green veins, late Qing dynasty
28.11 x 11.46 x 7.80 and 26.85 x 12.39 x 8.04 mm.
Cf. similar carved jadeite and coral figural pendants suspended from hairpins dated to the Qing dynasty, illustrated in "Catalogue of the Exhibition of Ch'ing Dynasty Costume Accessories", National Palace Museum, Taibei, 1986, nos. 144 and 145. (2)