A CARVED PALE CELADON JADE FIGURE OF A FOREIGNER QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

carved standing with his arms right arm raised holding a palm leaf to his forehead, his left hand clutching a staff, dressed in long flowing robes draped over by a shawl, crowned by a large cap with a finial, the polished stone of an even pale celadon tone

Collection of C. Philip Cardeiro, California. 

The Property of Mr Philip Cardeiro, Knapton Rasti Asian Art, London, 2009, cat. no. 125.

This carving is in general good condition, there is a tiny nick to the edge of the cap in the front, a small bruise to the bottom and some further tiny nicks to the extremities particularly around the foot, and some minor fissure in the stone.
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