A JADE CRAB & MILLET, QIANLONGChina, 1736-1795. The stone of pale celadon color with a russet hue cleverly accentuating the crab’s thorax. Provenance: Hungarian private collection. Collector inventory number ‘325’ to base.Condition: Good condition with a small repair to the tip of the millet stem. Beautiful patina with some old wear. The stand with old weathering.Weight: 99.8 grams (the crab) and 141.7 grams (the ensemble).Dimensions: Length 9.6 cm.Finely carved in the round as a realistically rendered crab with eight limbs and two large pinchers, wreathed by a long slender stem bearing an ear of millet. Note the delicate openwork. Bamboo stand. (2)Compare with a related crab formerly in the Edward T. Chow collection, sold at Sotheby’s New York in their ‘Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art’ sale on 16th September 2009, lot 250. Note the resemblance in the manner the thorax is carved on both crabs.乾隆玉雕河蟹中國，1736-1795。青白玉雕河蟹，褐色沁巧妙表現蟹殼。來源：匈牙利私人收藏，底部有收藏編號"325"字樣。 品相：品相良好，稻黍頂端有一處小型損壞已修復。包漿美麗，舊磨損，局部風化。重量：河蟹99.8 克；縂141.7 克 尺寸：長 9.6 厘米