FIVE JADE CARVINGS
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FIVE JADE CARVINGS

SIX DYNASTIES (220-589) AND LATER

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FIVE JADE CARVINGS
SIX DYNASTIES (220-589) AND LATER
A Buddhist lion, the stone is of a pale celadon tone with minor mottled inclusions; a rabbit, the stone is of pale celadon tone with russet inclusions; a cylindrical bead, the stone is of a celadon tone with russet inclusions; a lobed pendant, the stone is of a brown and russet tone; a bead carved as a monk, the stone is of a pale celadon tone.
The largest 2? in. (5.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
Private East Asian Collector (d.1994).
The first, with Chinese Arts & Crafts, Hong Kong. 1988.
The second, third and fourth, acquired in 1991 in Hong Kong from a collector.
Special notice
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