A WHITE JADE 'MONKEY' GROUP QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY |

pierced and carved in the round, a crouching monkey holding a peach, wide-eyed with a faint smile, at its feet a smaller monkey clambering to reach the ripe fruit, the dexterous fingers and expressive faces characterized by sharp incised lines, the stone of a uniform milky white tone, wood stand (2)

Roger Keverne, London, 5th February 2009.