Pale celadon jade of even color and translucent quality, natural veins mainly to backside, smooth surface polish China, 18th century This well-rounded jade carving has been used as a paperweight or could be worn as a pendant. It features the auspicious “boy and lotus” motif, symbolizing the wish for a male offspring. The smiling boy is portrayed in a recumbent posture, inside a large lotus leaf, and holding onto the curved stem of the lotus blossom we see on the underside. A vivid miniature sculpture with fine details. Shape: Figural rounded shape with reticulation Dimensions: 6 cm (height), 4,6 cm (length), 2,7 cm (width) Condition: Excellent condition with fine hand patina Provenance: Old Austrian Private collection, assembled in the 1930s to early 1950s Literature comparison: Sotheby’s, PLAYTHINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF EDWARD T. CHOW, CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 27 MAY 2014, HONG KONG lot 82 (for another 18th century white and russet jade carving with the same subject). 十八世紀“持蓮童子”玉雕 品相良好，包漿細膩 奧地利私人老收藏，上世紀三十年代至五十年代間購入