Lot Essay
The combination of cats, a symbol of longevity, and a dragonfly represent wishes for a long life, and would have made this a suitable birthday present.
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A WHITE JADE CARVING OF CATS
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Details
A WHITE JADE CARVING OF CATS
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Carved as a recumbent cat grasping a flower stem in its mouth that trails onto its back, flanked by two kittens and with a large dragonfly below its mouth that stands on the tail of one of the kittens, the stone of very pale greenish-white color
3½ in. (9 cm.) long, box
18TH/19TH CENTURY
Carved as a recumbent cat grasping a flower stem in its mouth that trails onto its back, flanked by two kittens and with a large dragonfly below its mouth that stands on the tail of one of the kittens, the stone of very pale greenish-white color
3½ in. (9 cm.) long, box
Provenance
The Tsui Museum of Art.
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