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A pale green jade carving of an egret and lotus 17th century
16 May 2019, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street£9,000 - £12,000
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A pale green jade carving of an egret and lotus
17th century
Crisply carved as a recumbent egret, its head turned sharply to the side and grasping a lotus blossom in its long curving beak, with finely detailed wings on the sides, resting on a large lotus leaf, the stone of even pale green-white tone.
6.3cm (2 1/2in) long. (2).
Crisply carved as a recumbent egret, its head turned sharply to the side and grasping a lotus blossom in its long curving beak, with finely detailed wings on the sides, resting on a large lotus leaf, the stone of even pale green-white tone.
6.3cm (2 1/2in) long. (2).
Footnotes
十七世紀 青白玉雕一路連科擺件
The egret (lu 鷺) and lotus (hehua 荷花) form the rebus for 'prosperity throughout one's life' (yilu ronghua 一路榮華). A related jade carving of a crane and peaches, is illustrated in In Pursuit of Antiquities: 40th Anniversary Exhibition of the Min Chiu Society, Hong Kong, 2001, p.208, no.101.
























