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A Chinese Jade and Gilt Bronze Ruyi Scepter,
the head containing a jade plaque of celadon colored stone, depicting two Buddha hand fruits and a bat, framed in a border of gilt bronze with a scrolling floral motif, the handle having a key-fret design along the edge, the top containing decoration of Buddhist emblems, having a four-character Qianlong mark on the reverse, the end of the scepter of conforming colored stone with raised decoration of a bat and lingzhi fungus. Length 18 1/4 inches. $3,000-5,000 269
A White Jade Plaque,
of even colored stone, having pierced carving of a dragon boat with three oarsman flying pennants and issuing an umbrella, raised on a root form wood stand. Width of plaque 3 1/4 inches. $4,000-6,000 270
A Double Gourd Form Water Coupe,
of pale celadon/white colored stone, intricately carved with craggy branches and tendrils, with leaves and other hanging fruit throughout, having two bats depicted on top of the vessel. Width at widest 6 1/2 inches. $5,000-7,000
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A Jade Libation Cup,
of near white colored stone, the circular bowl having two pierce carved handles depicting sinuous dragons peering over the rim of the bowl. Width over handles 4 5/8 inches. $1,000-2,000 272
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comprising a lock-form plaque, a butterfly plaque and a rectangular plaque depicting a stand of bamboo. Width of widest 3 1/4 inches. $700-900 273
A Group of Three Jade Archer’s Rings,
one having carved decoration containing spotted deer, the other a qilong, and the third without decoration and with heavy calcification. Diameter of largest 1 1/4 inches. $300-500 274
A Group of Three Jade Belt Hooks,
comprising one of white jade with a dragon head hook and a domed body mounted on a silver letter opener, the other two of pale celadon green colored stone. Length of longest 3 1/2 inches. $400-600 275
A Jade Rhyton Vessel,
of pale celadon colored stone, the cup having raised carving of two climbing qilong above the base depicting the head of a horned beast. Height 5 1/2 inches. Property from the Zeiser Collection, Saint Louis, Missouri $1,200-1,500 275
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