A JADE CARVING OF A BOY WITH A LINGZHI SPRIG China,... Lot 31

A JADE CARVING OF A BOY WITH A LINGZHI SPRIG China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century The boy is holding the stem of a large lingzhi spray over his shoulder. Offered at auction together with a matching wooden stand. H (stand excl.): 5 cm Weight (gross): 26,3 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. 灵芝小童玉雕 中国，清代，19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