Lot 218
  • 218

Deux pendentifs en jade blanc et céladon pale sculptés Chine, XIXE et XXE siècle

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 EUR
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Description

rectangulaires surmontés de deux dragons kui accolés, une plaque sculptée d'un lettré sur une terrasse paysagée, l'autre de deux pavillons sous un pin au bord d'un lac, une inscription calligraphiée en xingshu au revers de chacun

Provenance

Lü Xiaguang (1906-1994)

Condition

The pendant to the left with a minute chip to the upper right corner, a few tiny nicks to the left border and a small natural inclusion in the stone, The stone is sligthly warmer white, a fraction more pale celadon, than the illustration would suggest in the catalogue. The pendant to the right has a few red surface stains on one side (visible on the illustration in the catalogue), but is otherwise in good condition. Good condition. The stone is sligthly more greyish than the illustration would suggest in the catalogue.
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