A PALE CELADON JADE 'ELEPHANT AND BOYS' GROUP

A PALE CELADON JADE 'ELEPHANT AND BOYS' GROUP
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

Modelled as an elephant with its head turned to one side, dressed with a tasselled saddlecloth draped aross its back, supporting a circular potted plant, tied around the exterior with a long ribbon in falling to the sides, all above a young boy seated on the head of the elephant, holding out in both hands a leafy branch bearing ripe fruit, looking toward his companion who is crouched behind the elephant's back, teasing the animal with a flowering peony spray, the stone of pale celadon tone
6 11/16 in. (17 cm.) wide