A RARE WHITE JADE AND LAPIS LAZULI CARVING OF FIGURES IN A LOG BOAT

Lot 1229
25.03.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
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$ 30 000
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 718514
Lot 1229 | A RARE WHITE JADE AND LAPIS LAZULI CARVING OF FIGURES IN A LOG BOAT
Estimate value
$ 30 000 – 50 000
A RARE WHITE JADE AND LAPIS LAZULI CARVING OF FIGURES IN A LOG BOAT

18TH CENTURY

The group depicts a scholar seated cross-legged and holding a scroll inscribed with the character shou (longevity) while his young attendant crouches in front of him and holds a peach.

6 in. (15.2 cm.), zitan stand carved with waves, fitted cloth box







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Acquired in New York, 1980s.
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