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QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Details
TWO WHITE JADE CARVINGS
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The first is carved as a recumbent bixie grasping a lingzhi fungus in its mouth, its feet are tucked under its body and its bulging eyes and beard are finely detailed, the stone with russet and cloudy white inclusions; the second is carved as a recumbent toad with webbed feet, the texture of its warty skin is finely detailed, the stone with pale russet inclusions and areas of calcification.
The largest 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) long (2)
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
The first is carved as a recumbent bixie grasping a lingzhi fungus in its mouth, its feet are tucked under its body and its bulging eyes and beard are finely detailed, the stone with russet and cloudy white inclusions; the second is carved as a recumbent toad with webbed feet, the texture of its warty skin is finely detailed, the stone with pale russet inclusions and areas of calcification.
The largest 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) long (2)
Provenance
From a Private East Asian Collection predominantly formed in the 1980s and 1990s in Hong Kong.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.