A CHINESE WHITE JADE CARVING OF A BOY

QIANLONG 1736-95

Formed as a child seated on a gourd holding a sprig of lotus in his hands, with a cheerful expression on his face and his hair tied in a single bun, the flowerhead cleverly highlighted in a russet area of the stone, together with a wood stand, 4.6cm. (2)

Provenance: from the jade collection of a gentleman, acquired in Hong Kong between 1951 and 1954.