A JADE CARVING OF A BOY WASHING AN ELEPHANT, QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

A JADE CARVING OF A BOY WASHING AN ELEPHANT, QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY

Estimate $1,800 – $2,500

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Lot Sold $6,200 (Hammer Price)
$7,440 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

the boy crouched on its back holding a long handled brush, the stone of whitish tone
3.8CM

A boy riding on an elephant or washing an elephant signifies good fortune.
Compare with a larger figure of a boy on an elephant in the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco illustrated Later Chinese Jades, no. 73

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DECORATIVEARTS2 | 5 Apr 2011 |
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