A Chinese pale celadon and russet jade 'boy and lingzhi' carving

Reference: ART1001734

The jade figure is carved in the round as a smiling crouching boy, each of his hands grasping a lingzhi branch slung over his body. With an aperture for suspension by the side of his head. The stone is of a pale celadon tone with russet veins and inclusions.

Provenance: From the collection of Mr. J.E. Vaandrager