Lot 177: THREE JADE FIGURAL CARVINGS Late Qing Dynasty

THREE JADE FIGURAL CARVINGS

Late Qing Dynasty

The standing deity wearing loose robes holding a
ruyi scepter in hand, the hair tied into a top knot, drilled on both ends for stringing, the stone stained brown in areas; the entertainer of short figure poses wearing loose robes and with a comical expression, the green stone stained brown in areas; the boy with a smiling face and large ears, his hair pulled into two top knots, the knees bent, holding a stalk of lotus leaf, the stone stained dark brown in areas. (3)


Deity: 2 3/4in (7cm) high;
Entertainer: 2 3/8in (6cm) high;
Boy: 2 3/4in (7cm) high

PLEASE NOTE: This report describes, but may not be limited to, major condition issues for the lot.







Minor surface pitting and wear. Stones altered to induce colors and textures for the appearance of antiquity. Break to the top of the
ruyi staff.

清末 玉雕人物三件



Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價




Provenance:

Yamanaka & Company, New York

Gift of Samuel T. Peters, 1913

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1913-present




來源：

紐約山中商會

Samuel T. Peters 1913 年贈

大都會藝術博物館，1913 年迄今

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