A LARGE JADEITE FIGURE OF AN IMMORTAL LATE QING DYNASTY
the female deity depicted standing, her arms raised holding a leafy sprig of lingzhi, clad in long billowing robes and draped over with a celestial scarf, her face with a serene expression below hair piled up in an elaborate chignon, the figure slightly turned to her left towards a horse standing beside, the animal issuing from its mouth a stream of vaporous clouds rising up to the figure's shoulder supporting a yinyang symbol, the variegated stone of apple-green, emerald and caramel-russet tones cleverly incorporated into the design
30.2 cm, 11 7/8 in.
Provenance:
An Asian private collection.
Christie's Hong Kong, 29th May 2013, lot 2196.
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the female deity depicted standing, her arms raised holding a leafy sprig of lingzhi, clad in long billowing robes and draped over with a celestial scarf, her face with a serene expression below hair piled up in an elaborate chignon, the figure slightly turned to her left towards a horse standing beside, the animal issuing from its mouth a stream of vaporous clouds rising up to the figure's shoulder supporting a yinyang symbol, the variegated stone of apple-green, emerald and caramel-russet tones cleverly incorporated into the design
30.2 cm, 11 7/8 in.
Provenance:
An Asian private collection.
Christie's Hong Kong, 29th May 2013, lot 2196.