Light green celadon jade with partial cloudy pattern and russet inclusions, considered in the overall artistic composition, smooth surface polish. China, 19th century

Compact carving in the oval shape of a pebble stone, depiction of a seated monkey holding a large carp with scaly body in his hands, the animals placed on a domed lotus leaf with involute rim and large lotus pot

Shape: Oval pebble shape with sculptural and vivid, partly dimensional carving in the round, details reticulately carved out of the stone, one main drilling hole under the chin of the monkey for the mounting, another smaller drilling hole on the tip of the lotus leaf
Dimensions: 4,5 cm (height), 3,4 cm (width), 2,4 cm (depth)
Condition: Overall good condition with natural veining of the stone, smaller chips, fine hand patina
Provenance: Canadian Private Collection. Old collector’s label reads: ‘D509 [in red] Taklamakan Desert Jade Pebble of Monkey and Fish / Lotus Bud & Leaf below. 19th C. Sale 388 [in red].’

十九世紀青玉封侯躍龍門擺件
品相良好，天然脈絡，小磕損，包漿細膩
加拿大私人收藏，老藏家標注“D509 [in red]
Taklamakan Desert Jade Pebble of Monkey and
Fish / Lotus Bud & Leaf below. 19th C. Sale 388
[in red]”