Lot 253 , A Chinese pale celadon jade fish-dragon and boy disc, 18th century, diameter 6.1cm, rosewood stand

A Chinese pale celadon jade 'fish-dragon and boy' disc, 18th century, the figure of the boy holding a sprig of lingzhi fungus with the fish-dragon (yuhualong) curled around him, with detail to the scaling of the creature, the stone of good even tone, diameter 6.1cm, rosewood stand
Estimate £1,500-2,000

During the Qing dynasty the fish-dragon was emblematic of a wish for success in the civil service examinations.

Natural inclusions to the stone, there is a minute 1mm nick to the very top of the fin near the dragons head which can only be seen on very close inspection and with a thumbnail otherwise in excellent condition with no cracks or restoration, old collector's label.


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Sold for £2,600