A celadon jade ‘Boys and pomegranate’ vase group. Qing dynasty, 18th century - Sothebys

carved in the form of three boys gathered around a large pomegranate, one holding a ruyi sceptre and kneeling beside a standing boy, another one holding the pomegranate on the other side, the fruit hollowed to form a vase and carved with five flying bats to the exterior, all supported on a rocky ledge, the stone of an even pale celadon tone, wood stand. Quantité: 2 - 20cm., 7 7/8 in. Estimation: 60,000 - 80,000 GBP

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. London | 15 mai 2013 www.sothebys.com