DESCRIPTION: A handsome Chinese jade carving, the attractive stone a dark celadon color with brown veining, crafted in the form of a recumbent camel with long beard and head turned back onto its shoulder. This piece has been beautifully carved with fluid lines and pleasing composition. From a northeast USA collection and in perfect condition, I am estimating this piece to date from the Republic Period (1911 – 1949), or earlier. DIMENSIONS: 3 1/4” long (8.3 cm) x 2” wide (5 cm) x 1 ˝” high (3.... Click for details
A simple and yet well done jade sculpture, using a technique of manipulating the inclusion to emphasize detail. A rare and almost even color of both brown and celadon jade. Notice that the water buffalo is brown, while on the backside of the celadon boy, is a straw hat that shows a hint of brown. You can see this hint of brown again for the boy's hair on top of his head. This delightful sculpture dates to the early 20th and comes with the original ornate stand. In excellent condition, it measu... Click for details
Of celadon green nephrite with russet inclusions, carved two mandarin ducks clasping in their beak a branch of blossoming lotus flowers, the base with large lotus leaves. Together with a fitted wood stand.
Such carvings would be offered to newly weds to wish them a harmonious marriage and grant them children.... Click for details
Late Ming to early Qing dynasty
17th / 18th century
A large pebble of green color wiht russet skin carved in the form of a crane clasping in its beak a branch of peach, both symbolizing longevity. Together with a carved wood stand and a fitted silk box.
A nephrite carving of relatively even celadon color with russet inclusions, depicting an elegant and compassionate figure of a Bodhisattva seated in the position of Royal Ease on a rocky base. The base with a label from the Australian Antique Dealer Association.
DESCRIPTION: A small Chinese celadon jade plaque carved in the form of a Kylin, a mythical Chinese beast of good omen somewhat akin to a Chinese unicorn. Toward his haunches another Chinese symbol of good luck appears in the form of a bat. Carved in relief on both sides, it dates from the latter Qing Dynasty, c. 1880 – 1910. DIMENSIONS: 2” long (5 cm).
A softly-colored, semi-translucent and mottled jade pendant of pale white to celadon color with reddish-brown inclusions and a beautiful black-brown streak through both sides. The plaque depicts, in extremely fine relief, two children at play, marching with triangular-shaped penants, perhaps in mock military maneuvers, under the bough of a meticulously detailed pine tree in a garden pavilion setting, the artful vignette enclosed within a frame, the upper register, pierced at center with a tiny ... Click for details
DESCRIPTION: An antique Chinese jade archer’s ring, also called a thumb ring, of a pale celadon color that appears slightly lavender in some lights. The outer surface is carved with four “shou” characters, a symbol of longevity, alternating with scroll designs. The top and bottom edges are carved in a key-fret border design and surround the rims, one which is convex and the other concave. The smoothness of the carving would suggest that this ring dates to at least the early 19th C. Good condi... Click for details
A Rare & Unusual Chinese Carved Fossiliferous Limestone Group on Hardwood Stand of Liu Hai. Qing Dynasty
8 1/4 x 9 1/8 x 5 1/2 ins. (21 x 23.2 x 14 cms) Liu Hai and his 3-legged toad companion are a potent symbol for good luck and financial prosperity. Feng-Shui advocates recommend the placing of representations of Liu Hai in living areas to ensure financial success for the home. Details of the Liu Hai legend can be found on Google. This group is unusual because it is carved in Fossiliferous ... Click for details
