Lot 353. A pale celadon jade 'Three rams' carving, Qing dynasty, 18th century. Length 4 in., 10.2 cm. Estimate 25,000 — 35,000 GBP. Lot sold 93,750 GBP. Photo Sotheby's.

finely carved in the form of a large recumbent ram, depicted with legs tucked beneath its body, grasping a lingzhi stem with an emerging taiji symbol, flanked by two smaller recumbent rams, the translucent stone of even color, wood stand (2).

Provenance: Collection of Jean Casselman Wadds, Canada, acquired in the 1960s.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 17-18 march 2015