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FOUR WHITE JADE FIGURES OF DAOIST IMMORTALS SILVER-MOUNTED AS CANDLESTICKS the jade 18th/19th century, the later silver mounts by Edward I. Farmer, New York (4) image 1
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FOUR WHITE JADE FIGURES OF DAOIST IMMORTALS SILVER-MOUNTED AS CANDLESTICKS the jade 18th/19th century, the later silver mounts by Edward I. Farmer, New York (4) image 3
FOUR WHITE JADE FIGURES OF DAOIST IMMORTALS SILVER-MOUNTED AS CANDLESTICKS the jade 18th/19th century, the later silver mounts by Edward I. Farmer, New York (4) image 4
Lot 39

FOUR WHITE JADE FIGURES OF DAOIST IMMORTALS SILVER-MOUNTED AS CANDLESTICKS
the jade 18th/19th century, the later silver mounts by Edward I. Farmer, New York

14 December 2023, 17:00 EST
New York

Sold for US$25,600 inc. premium

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FOUR WHITE JADE FIGURES OF DAOIST IMMORTALS SILVER-MOUNTED AS CANDLESTICKS

the jade 18th/19th century, the later silver mounts by Edward I. Farmer, New York
Depicting Shoulao holding his staff in one hand and a peach in the other; Li Tieguai, holding a gourd and an iron crutch; Lü Dongbin, a scholar and poet identified by his fly whisk and sword; Han Zhongli, associated with the after-life and most often depicted holding a fan; each mounted in silver with a spreading four-footed symmetric baroque-form base and lambrequin-shaped drip pans and candle holders above.
7in (17.8cm) high of figures; 9 1/4in (23.5cm) high overall (4).

Footnotes

十八/十九世紀 白玉雕道教仙人像四件
後裝紐約Edward I. Farmer製鎏金銀燭座

Provenance
Edward I. Farmer, New York
Parke-Bernet Galleries, 28-29 March 1947, lot 123

來源
紐約Edward I. Farmer舊藏
紐約Parke-Bernet Galleries拍賣行,1947年3月28-19日,拍品編號123

Shoulao (壽老), the God of Longevity, most often depicted with a high cranium, staff and peach.
Li Tieguai (李鐵拐), associated with medicine and easing the suffering of the sick and needy and identified by his iron crutch and gourd.
Lü Dongbin (呂洞賓), a scholar and poet considered to be the leader of the Eight Immortals.
Han Zhongli (漢鍾離), associated with death and the power to create silver and gold, often depicted holding a fan.

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