A CELADON JADE BOAT QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

carved in the form of a flat-bottomed boat on a bed of swirling waves, the bow covered with a rounded woven roof and the mast folded backwards, carved with a standing figure at the prow and a scholar seated at the front deck, his arms opening a scroll on a low table and his head looking up, the stone of a pale celadon tone

This boat is in good condition but there is some flaws running through the front of the underside. There is also a flaw running along the inside of the boat in front of the figure at the prow. There are also some flaws to each side of the top edge of the bow.
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