Sale 3767
New York
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17 - 18 September 2015
Price realised
USD 25,000
Estimate
A WHITE JADE 'SCHOLARS' GROUP 18TH CENTURY One side is carved with a bearded scholar dressed in flowing robes followed by an attendant holding a lingzhi stem atop a rocky plinth, the reverse carved in high relief and undercut with a gnarled prunus tree. The stone is of even white tone. 5 7/8 in. (15 cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance
Marquis de Ganay Collection, France.
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