A group of pale green jade figures of 'Liu Hai' and two boys


Qing Dynasty The immortal Liu Hai deftly carved standing with a long string of cash held behind his back, the left hand holding a coin to tempt the three-legged toad clambering on his shoulder, wood stand, 5.7cm (2 1/4 in) high; the second figure carved as a crouching boy holding a vase containing branches of lingzhi fungus, wood stand, 4.2cm (1 3/4in) high; and the third, carved as a standing boy with coiled hair holding a leafy stem across his shoulder, wood stand, 5.9cm (2 1/4in) high. (6).
|清 青白玉雕劉海金戲蟾、抱瓶童子及持花童子飾件 一組三件Provenance:An English private collectionMarchant, London來源：英國私人舊藏倫敦MarchantCompare a similar jade 'Liu Hai' jade figure, 18th/19th century, which was sold at Christie's New York, 25 March 2010, lot 1129. See also a related jade figure of a boy holding a vase, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 21 March 2019, lot 654.三件皆青白玉質，青中透白，圓雕而就。劉海髡首，眉眼以斜鋒砣刀刻出，右手執金錢一串負於後背，串錢流蘇散作帚狀搭於左袖，左手持金錢一枚以誘左肩之三足金蟾，金蟾用刀疏簡，動態逼真。劉海寬袍大袖，砣鋒流利而得衣褶婉轉。抱瓶童子半蹲，瓶中插靈芝，右膝腿及髮髻留皮，頗有巧意。持花童子髡首垂髫，窄袖長袍，腰繋長縧。劉海金戲蟾飾件可參考佳士得紐約售出一件十八/十九世紀的白玉雕劉海戲金蟾飾件，2010年3月26日，拍品編號1129。抱瓶童子飾件可參考佳士得香港拍出一件黃玉抱瓶童子，2018年10月4日，拍品編號192。持花童子可參考紐約蘇富比2019年3月21日售出一件白玉持花童子飾件，拍品編號654。