FINE CELADON JADE CARVING OF A BOAT
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
£7,853
Auction: 31 May 2016 at 19:00 BST
Description
carved in the form of a flat-bottomed boat above swirling waves, the bow covered with a rounded rattan roof, at the prow a seated fisherman angling, two fishing baskets at the stern, the stone of pale celadon colour with a few patches of calcified brown inclusions and russet veins
Dimensions
16cm long, 4.2cm wide, 4.8cm high
Footnote
Provenance:
Private Swedish Collection.