A JADE CARVING OF A BOY WASHING AN ELEPHANT, QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
A JADE CARVING OF A BOY WASHING AN ELEPHANT, QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURYEstimate $1,800 – $2,500
- Lot Sold $6,200 (Hammer Price)
- $7,440 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
the boy crouched on its back holding a long handled brush, the stone of whitish tone
3.8CM
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. 73