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ANOTHER PROPERTY
A PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE CARVING OF A FEMALE IMMORTAL AND ATTENDANT
18TH CENTURY
Details
A PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE CARVING OF A FEMALE IMMORTAL AND ATTENDANT
18TH CENTURY
The female immortal well carved holding a large double gourd tied with a peony sprig over her shoulder, wearing long robes, her elongated face framed by her finely incised hair drawn back into layered loops, the young attendant beside her, also with finely incised hair, holding a slightly open lobed box from which issues vapor supporting a bat, the well-polished stone of pale greenish-white color with some opaque white inclusions, Qianlong four-character seal mark inscribed on the base
8 5/8 in. (21.8 cm.) high, wood stand, box
18TH CENTURY
The female immortal well carved holding a large double gourd tied with a peony sprig over her shoulder, wearing long robes, her elongated face framed by her finely incised hair drawn back into layered loops, the young attendant beside her, also with finely incised hair, holding a slightly open lobed box from which issues vapor supporting a bat, the well-polished stone of pale greenish-white color with some opaque white inclusions, Qianlong four-character seal mark inscribed on the base
8 5/8 in. (21.8 cm.) high, wood stand, box
Provenance
The Elizabeth Parke Firestone Collection, Part II; Christie's, New York, 22 - 23 March 1991, lot 527.