A FINE CARVED WHITE JADE 'TOAD AND PEACH' GROUP QIANLONG PER...

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A FINE CARVED WHITE JADE 'TOAD AND PEACH' GROUP
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
白玉蟾乾隆 1736-1795
finely worked as a plump toad resting on a fruiting gnarly peach branch, raised on a fitted naturalistic carved hardwood stand, the pale translucent stone with subtle honey-brown inclusions
6.0cm x 2.8cm x 4.0cm

PROVENANCE: Acquired from Jade Gallery Hong Kong, 1976

NOTE: For a similar example sold at auction see:
Bonham's London, Fine Chinese Art, 18 May 2022, lot 101

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