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HKFYG CHARITY AUCTION 香港青年協會慈善拍賣
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A Fine White Jade Elephant Pendant
18th/19th Century
「太平景象」白玉珮
十八、十九世紀
HK$ 42,000 - HK$ 62,000

The well-polished white jade is deftly carved as a pendant in the form of a massive elephant standing four-square, dressed with a tasselled saddlecloth draped across its back, supporting a potted plant, its head turned to the left and its trunk curling up to touch its tusks, its eyes, ears and wrinkled skin are well-defined. The elephant is a pun for the word "sign" (xiang) from the Chinese proverb "tai ping jing xiang", meaning peace in the land.

白玉長方形牌,光滑瑩潤。琢成一頭巨象,象背披著流蘇錦毯,其上置一盆栽,向左方回首,尖眼,大耳,長鼻向上彎至觸及象牙。此器寓意「太平景象」,即「天下太平、五穀豐登」的吉祥之意。

7.7cm high; 5.3cm wide; 1.1cm deep

34
A Fine White Jade Elephant Pendant
18th/19th Century
「太平景象」白玉珮
十八、十九世紀
HK$ 42,000 - HK$ 62,000

The well-polished white jade is deftly carved as a pendant in the form of a massive elephant standing four-square, dressed with a tasselled saddlecloth draped across its back, supporting a potted plant, its head turned to the left and its trunk curling up to touch its tusks, its eyes, ears and wrinkled skin are well-defined. The elephant is a pun for the word "sign" (xiang) from the Chinese proverb "tai ping jing xiang", meaning peace in the land.

白玉長方形牌,光滑瑩潤。琢成一頭巨象,象背披著流蘇錦毯,其上置一盆栽,向左方回首,尖眼,大耳,長鼻向上彎至觸及象牙。此器寓意「太平景象」,即「天下太平、五穀豐登」的吉祥之意。

7.7cm high; 5.3cm wide; 1.1cm deep

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