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A jade carving of a boy Washing an elephant, Qing Dynasty,…
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Melbourne
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5-Apr-2011
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A jade carving of a boy Washing an elephant, Qing Dynasty, 18th/19th century, the boy crouched on its back holding a long handled brush, the stone of whitish tone 3. 8 cm a boy riding on an elephant or washing an elephant signifies good fortune. Compare with a larger figure of a boy on an elephant in the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco illustrated later Chinese Jades, No.
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Oriental: Jade