A white jade carving of a sampan with figures


19th centuryFinely carved with the mast and sails folded, two oarsmen at the bow row while a another with an umbrella holds the helm, two ladies under the shelter, the nets and fishing basket finely incised, the stone of even pale-white tone, wood stand. 16cm (6 1/4in) wide. (2).
|十九世紀 白玉櫓槳寶船擺件Provenance: a distinguished European private collection, acquired by the grandparents of the present owner and thence by descent來源： 顯貴歐洲私人收藏，由現藏家祖父母蒐藏，並由後人保存迄今A related jade carving of a boat with figures, Qing dynasty, is illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 8, Beijing, 2011, pp.162-163, no.125. Compare with a related celadon jade carving of a sampan with figures, 19th century, which was sold at Christie's London, 16 May 2014, lot 1190; see another jade carving of a boat, late Qing dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 17 March 2009, lot 44; and another jade boat with figures, 19th century, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 21 March 2015, lot 869; another related white jade model of a fishing boat, 19th century, was sold at Bonhams San Francisco, 18 December 2007, lot 4307.