CHINESE CELADON JADE [NEPHRITE] CARVING

depicting a robed elder and child beside a deer, mounted to a later wooden base; total weight (with base) 452g
h. 5-5/8 w. 2-1/2 d. 1-3/8 in. (jade)
overall: 6-1/4 x 2-5/8 x 2 in.

notes from the estate dated 1980 list the weight in air as 409.4g, weight in water as 271.2g and a specific gravity of 2.96 - consistent with nephrite; surface fracture at antler with granular texture
Provenance: from the estate of a celebrated gemologist, jade & Asian art collector, Philadelphia, PA

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Condition Report: appears in very good condition; there is a flake to deer antlers, also a possible flake to the figure's robe, but this may be original to the piece; some debris in the carvings but overall excellent condition, with no cracks or other issues