A FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A FEMALE IMMORTAL AND ATTENDANT

Lot 1238
25.03.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
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$ 18 000
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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Lot 1238 | A FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A FEMALE IMMORTAL AND ATTENDANT
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$ 18 000 – 25 000
A FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A FEMALE IMMORTAL AND ATTENDANT

18TH CENTURY

The immortal is shown holding a ruyi scepter in her left hand, with her attendant to her side holding a vase, both standing on a pierced rockwork base carved with bamboo and lingzhi. Both figures stand on a base carved with lingzhi, bamboo, and rocks.

5 5⁄8 in. (14.4 cm.) high, burlwood box







Provenance

Acquired in New York, 1980s.
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