A MASSIVE GREY JADE ‘DOUBLE PEACH’ SCROLL WEIGHT... Lot 26

A MASSIVE GREY JADE ‘DOUBLE PEACH’ SCROLL WEIGHT China, Qing Dynasty, 17h-18th century Massive, carved as two peaches of longevity hanging on a gnarled branch with leaves. The stone in grey, black and russet tones. L: 12,5 cm – w: 9,3 cm Weight: 808 grams Provenance: An important collection of jade carvings, mostly Ming libation cups, properties from a French private collector, assembled over 20 years, pieces either bought privately or at public auction. Note: The peach (tao 桃) signifies the second month of the lunar calendar. The peach also symbolizes marriage, spring, justice and especially Daoist immortality (longevity). It is also an homonym for ‘Longevity’ thereby conveying a wish for a long-lasting life. 大“双桃”灰玉卷轴 中国，清代，17-18世纪 Provenance: PROPERTIES FROM A FRENCH PRIVATE COLLECTOR A LARGE COLLECTION OF JADE CARVINGS ASSEMBLED OVER 20 YEARS, PIECES BOUGHT EITHER AT PUBLIC AUCTION OR PRIVATELY [INTERNET KEYWORDS] CHINA, CHINESE, QING, ANTIQUE, CERAMIC, PORCELAIN, PAINTING, SCROLL, JADE, DYNASTIE, JAPANESE, VIETNAMESE