A pale green jade carving of a sailing boat with crew


19th centuryCarved in full sail and with flags blowing in the wind, two oarsmen on either side row the boat, their oars dipping into the finely carved waves, another figure holds a fish ready to put in the basket, one figure hoists the sails while another holds a flag at the bow, the stone of light green-celadon tone with some cloudy inclusions. 16.5cm (6 1/2in) long.
|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.