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A GROUP OF THREE SMALL AGATE CARVINGS
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Each finely carved working the overall design into the natural inclusions of the material: the first modelled as Liuhai holding a three-legged toad in one hand and the other holding a long string suspending cash over his shoulder; the second carved as a young boy holding a flowering prunus branch attached to a pair of shoes, borne over one shoulder; and the third, another young boy playfully modelled with one leg raised holding a long lotus leaf stem over one shoulder
2 1/8 in. (5.3 cm.) highest, wood stands (3)
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Each finely carved working the overall design into the natural inclusions of the material: the first modelled as Liuhai holding a three-legged toad in one hand and the other holding a long string suspending cash over his shoulder; the second carved as a young boy holding a flowering prunus branch attached to a pair of shoes, borne over one shoulder; and the third, another young boy playfully modelled with one leg raised holding a long lotus leaf stem over one shoulder
2 1/8 in. (5.3 cm.) highest, wood stands (3)