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A collection of Chinese jades and hardstones and a Japanese ginbari cloisonné-enamel box and cover, 18th century - 20th century, Comprising: a silver and white jade hand mirror, with white jade dragon belt hook shaft, with silver mount decorated with bats and the Eight Buddhist Emblems, inset with jadeite cabochons and carved tourmalines, the centre with white jade plaque carved in shallow relief with a boy carrying a vase of flowers on a raft boat, 22cm long overall; a white jade figure of a handler with a monkey on his shoulder, carved from a pale even stone, the details finely fleshed out, 7.5cm high; a soapstone 'dragon' belt hook, 10.7cm long; a spinach jade box and cover carved with butterflies and orchids, 11.8cm long; an agate baluster vase and cover, 16cm high, with wood stand; a rock crystal figure of a sage and deer, 9cm wide; a soapstone screen carved with a dragon and phoenix, 16cm high; and a Japanese ginbari cloisonné-enamel box and cover with silver and gold wire, decorated with a butterfly amongst hydrangea, unmarked, 7.6cm diameter (9)

london, United Kingdom