A SMALL PALE-YELLOW JADE ‘BOYS’ WATER POT, LATE QING TO REPUBLIC China, 1860-1940. The small vessel neatly carved as a jar with three lively boys climbing it, while holding lingzhi sprig in their hands. The translucent stone of an even pale-yellow tone, with scattered cloudy inclusions, superbly polished.

Provenance: US trade, by repute from a private collection in Philadelphia, USA.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, one minuscule chip to the rim. The stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time.

Weight: 127.9 g
Dimensions: Length 8.7 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a related jade water coupe, dated to the 19^th century, of slightly smaller size (8.2 cm), at Bonhams Los Angeles in Fine Chinese and Japanese Works of Art Part I on 14 December 2020, lot 59, sold for USD 9,562.

清末民初青黃玉童子抱缸水盂
中國，1860-1940年。三個童子手持如意抱缸，前額頭寬闊飽滿，後腦部渾圓，臉部五官雕琢十分細緻、寫實，線條流暢，立體感強。半透明玉料，呈均勻的淡黃色調，内含絮狀物，表面光滑。

來源：美國私人收藏，據説購於費城私人收藏。
品相：狀況極佳，輕微磨損，邊沿上有一小塊碎屑。天然紋理的玉料，隨著時間的推移，其中一些可能已經發展成細小的細縫。

重量：127.9 克
尺寸：長8.7 厘米

拍賣結果比較: 比較一件相近的十九世紀玉雕水盂 (8.2厘米)，見洛杉磯邦翰思Fine Chinese and Japanese Works of Art Part I 2020年12月14日 lot 59, 售價USD 9,562。