Lot 111
YELLOWISH CELADON JADE CARVING OF ELEPHANT AND BOYS
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 5 November 2021 at 10:00 GMT
£10,625
Description
清 青黃玉雕太平有象擺件
finely carved in the round as an elephant standing four-square with its head turned sideward with its trunk curled alongside its foreleg, two boys clambering up the back of the elephant and one holding a small vase with both hands, two further boys carrying a large vase following the animal, their faces displaying a jovial expression, the caparison on the elephant carved in low relief with bats encircling rockwork above crashing waves, the celadon stone of a yellowish tone
Dimensions
15.8cm wide