A rare and fine white jade group of a sage and deer
Qianlong
The greyish-white stone crisply carved as a sage wearing long flowing robes and a scholar's cap holding a ruyi sceptre standing on rockwork beside a small boy holding a branch issuing two peaches over his left shoulder, a deer crouching in front with its head raised to look up at the sage, wood stand.
18cm (7in) wide (2).
The greyish-white stone crisply carved as a sage wearing long flowing robes and a scholar's cap holding a ruyi sceptre standing on rockwork beside a small boy holding a branch issuing two peaches over his left shoulder, a deer crouching in front with its head raised to look up at the sage, wood stand.
18cm (7in) wide (2).
Estimate:
£60,000 - 80,000
HK$ 710,000 - 950,000
CNY 560,000 - 750,000
HK$ 710,000 - 950,000
CNY 560,000 - 750,000
Footnotes
- Provenance: an Italian private collection
清乾隆 白玉雕持如意高士倚鹿
來源: 意大利私人收藏
A related white jade carving of a lady with a ruyi sceptre held over her shoulder and accompanied by a deer is illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 8, Qing Dynasty, Beijing and Hefei, 2011, no.274.
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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