The Property of a Lady
A pale green jade carving of a lady Immortal
Late 18th/19th century
Crisply carved as a lady standing and displaying in her outstretched hands a branch with four hanging fruit, the hair twisted in an elaborate topknot, the body adorned with delicate Buddhist jewellery and the flowing robes revealing her bare feet, wood stand. 24cm (9½in) high (2).
Crisply carved as a lady standing and displaying in her outstretched hands a branch with four hanging fruit, the hair twisted in an elaborate topknot, the body adorned with delicate Buddhist jewellery and the flowing robes revealing her bare feet, wood stand. 24cm (9½in) high (2).
Estimate:
£15,000 - 20,000
CNY 140,000 - 180,000
HK$ 180,000 - 230,000
CNY 140,000 - 180,000
HK$ 180,000 - 230,000
Footnotes
- 十八世紀晚期/十九世紀 青玉雕仕女
Provenance: according to family record, the piece was acquired by the current owner's grandmother circa 1900.
For another jade lady carved in a similar style but slightly smaller and holding an upturned vase, exhibited in the National Museum of History, Taipei, see The Jade-Carving of The Ch'ing Dynasty, Taipei, 1990, p.111.
Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art
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