Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 1st July 2020
Lot 120
A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A DEER QIANLONG 1736-95 The stag depicted in a recumbent...
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A CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A DEER
QIANLONG 1736-95
The stag depicted in a recumbent pose with his legs tucked under his body, he holds a large flowering branch in his mouth, the blossoms and leaves wrapping their way over the creature's back, the stone with some minor russet markings and white mottling, 7cm.
Cf. Marchant, Ninety Jades for 90 Years, pp.100-101, no.52 for a similar Qianlong jade carving depicting a recumbent stag lying next to a dog.