Descriptif du lot
Comparable monkey groups are illustrated in Chinesische Jaden aus drei Jahrtausenden, Reitburg Museum, 1984, pp. 128-129, figs. 194-196
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18TH CENTURY
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A GREY AND BROWN JADE MONKEY GROUP
18th Century
Carved in openwork as a senior and junior monkey wrestling over a large peach between them, the older monkey carved under the brown area of the pebble, the younger under the pale grey part
2 1/8 in. (5.2 cm.) long
18th Century
Carved in openwork as a senior and junior monkey wrestling over a large peach between them, the older monkey carved under the brown area of the pebble, the younger under the pale grey part
2 1/8 in. (5.2 cm.) long
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