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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
TWO WHITE JADE CARVINGS OF ELEPHANTS
细节
TWO WHITE JADE CARVINGS OF ELEPHANTS
QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
The first white jade pebble modelled in the round as a recumbent elephant with its body coiled and all four legs tucked underneath its body; and the other smaller pebble carved as an elephant with its head turned looking towards its hind leg, above ruyi clouds, the body pierced with an aperture for attachment
1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) across, largest (2)
QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
The first white jade pebble modelled in the round as a recumbent elephant with its body coiled and all four legs tucked underneath its body; and the other smaller pebble carved as an elephant with its head turned looking towards its hind leg, above ruyi clouds, the body pierced with an aperture for attachment
1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) across, largest (2)