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The Property of a Lady 女士藏品
Lot 165

A pale green jade figure of a lady Immortal
Late 18th/19th century

8 November 2012, 10:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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A pale green jade figure of a lady Immortal

Late 18th/19th century
Crisply carved 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).

Footnotes

Provenance: according to family records, the piece was acquired by the current owner's grandmother circa 1900.

十八世紀晚期/十九世紀 青玉雕仕女

來源: 根據家族記錄,玉器於大約1900年由現藏家祖母所得。

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.

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