A YELLOW JADE ‘FINGER CITRON’ PENDANT, INSCRIBED ‘PINGAN FUSHOU’, 18TH CENTURY
China. Finely carved in low relief with two finger citrons growing from a leafy branch, enclosed by an angular-scroll frame between swirling ruyi clouds, the reverse carved with a four-character seal script inscription, the top pierced for suspension. The translucent stone of an even yellow tone with few minute cloudy inclusions.


Inscriptions
: To the back, ‘Pingan Fushou’ (quiet and safe, good fortune and long life).


Provenance:
British trade.

Condition:
Very good condition with expected old wear and microscopic nibbling. The stone with natural inclusions and fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks.

Weight: 38.1 g
Dimensions: Length 5.5 cm


Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 3 October 2018, lot 3352
Estimate: HKD 260,000 or approx.
EUR 33,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A large inscribed white jade ‘boy and egret’ plaque, Qing dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the related manner of carving and four-character seal script inscription reading yilu pingan, sharing two characters with the present lot. Note the white color, different subject, and the size (7.8 cm).


Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 26 May 2014, lot 61
Price: HKD 137,500 or approx.
EUR 19,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A white jade ‘Sanduo’ pendant, Qing dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the related manner of carving with similar finger citron, along with other auspicious fruit. Note the white color and different inscription.


Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8 April 2014, lot 3180
Price: HKD 200,000 or approx.
EUR 28,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A yellow jade rectangular pendant, Qing dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related color and the related form. Note the archaistic decoration.




十八世紀玉雕佛手平安福壽佩

中國。 精雕細刻，玉牌一面雕刻佛手瓜；反面刻四字篆書款，頂部鏤空可以用來懸掛。半透明玉石呈均勻的黃色，帶有少量微小的内沁。


款識：
平安福壽


來源：
英國古玩交易。

品相：
狀況極好，有磨損和小磕損。玉石有天然内沁和裂隙。

重量：38.1 克
尺寸：長5.5 厘米


拍賣比較：

形制：相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2018年10月3日
估價：HKD 260,000（相當今日
EUR 33,000
）
描述：清白玉「一路平安」珮
專家註釋：比較相近的雕刻風格，款識是一路平安。請注意白玉顏色，不同的主題和尺寸 (7.8 厘米)。


拍賣比較：

形制：相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2014年5月26日，lot 61
價格：HKD 137,500（相當今日
EUR 19,500
）
描述：清白玉雕「三多圖」珮 《重周花甲三多寿》款「文」「玩」印
專家註釋：比較相近的雕刻風格、相似的佛手和其他佛教水果。請注意白玉顏色和不同的款識。


拍賣比較：

形制：相近
拍賣：香港蘇富比，2014年4月8日，lot 3180
價格：HKD 200,000（相當今日
EUR 28,500
）
描述：清黃玉雕饕餮紋珮
專家註釋：比較非常相近的顏色、相近的外形。請注意仿古裝飾。