A large pale green jade carving of a sampan with figures


19th centuryDeftly carved with a figure at the helm hoisting the sail while another two oarsmen steer the boat, the sides of the boat carved with a key-fret border, the stone of pale celadon tone with some inclusions, carved wood stand. 24.4cm (9 5/8in) wide. (2).
|十九世紀 青白玉揚帆漁舟擺件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Compare with a jade carving of a boat, late Qing dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 17 March 2009, lot 44.