Four white and russet jade thumb rings


Mid-Qing DynastyThe first, carved with Laozi riding a mule amidst a rocky landscape, followed by an attendant carrying a prunus branch, all above a band imitating knotted ropework, the stone of a white tone with russet inclusions, 3.2cm (1 1/4in) across; the second, carved with a scholar seated in a tiled pavilion by a gnarled tree, accompanied by an attendant resting on the door step, all highlighted with the russet skin, the stone of a pale tone, 3cm (1 1/8in) diam.; the third, carved with two horses variously grazing and crouching under a willow tree, beside craggy rocks on a slope, the stone of a pale tone, 3.1cm (1 1/4in) diam.; the fourth, carved with a horse standing on a rocky terrace under a gnarled pine tree, the stone of a pale tone with russet inclusions, 3cm (1 1/8in) diam. (4).
|清中葉 白玉帶皮踏雪尋梅圖、閉門讀書圖、雙駒圖及牧馬圖扳指 一組四件Provenance: an English private collection來源：英國私人收藏