LOT # 9891
WHITE JADE CARVED 'TURTLE' FIGURE
白玉長壽龜
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Dimension:
Height: 1/2 in (1.3 cm) Length: 2 1/2 in (6.3 cm) Width: 1 1/2 in (3.8 cm)
Estimated Price:
$2000 - $3000
玉龜最早是一種占卜工具，多為圓雕，分背甲和腹甲兩部分。四足做爬行狀，頭前伸，嘴銜一荷葉。雙目突起，背刻甲紋，頸與葉杆之間留一孔，荷葉刻畫栩栩如生，烏龜刻畫惟妙惟肖，造型生動自然，動作姿態怡然自得，高談闊論，神采奕奕，好不逍遙。
The white jade carved figure depicts a turtle biting onto a strand of lotus leaf, the jade is of greyish white color tone with mottled interior.
Height: 1/2 in (1.3 cm) Length: 2 1/2 in (6.3 cm) Width: 1 1/2 in (3.8 cm)
Estimated Price:
$2000 - $3000
玉龜最早是一種占卜工具，多為圓雕，分背甲和腹甲兩部分。四足做爬行狀，頭前伸，嘴銜一荷葉。雙目突起，背刻甲紋，頸與葉杆之間留一孔，荷葉刻畫栩栩如生，烏龜刻畫惟妙惟肖，造型生動自然，動作姿態怡然自得，高談闊論，神采奕奕，好不逍遙。
The white jade carved figure depicts a turtle biting onto a strand of lotus leaf, the jade is of greyish white color tone with mottled interior.