Asian Art II - Part One - 24 May 2023
FIVE CHINESE JADE CARVINGS AND A ROCK CRYSTAL CARVING
FIVE CHINESE JADE CARVINGS AND A ROCK CRYSTAL CARVING
QING DYNASTY
Comprising: a gourd-shaped pendant, 5.4cm, a pendant formed as an axe blade with a single chilong to one side, 5.5cm, a model of a boy with two geese, 4.5cm, an oval pendant with pine and calligraphy, 3.5cm, and a small pendant, 4cm; the rock crystal carving formed as a seated figure, 5.5cm. (6)
Provenance: by repute, the rock crystal carving, a private acquisition in 1994, the remainder acquired from Christie's London; the gourd-shaped pendant acquired in 1991, the axe blade on 20th July 2000, the boy with geese on 1st April 1999, the oval pendant on 4th June 1999.