A FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE 'BOY WITH LOTUS'
SONG DYNASTY (960-1279)

L 6.7 cm (2 5/8 in)

Reference: A back bow, which is supposed to be part of a good luck charm, is seen on the boy of this lot. Good luck charms are sometimes seen on the outfits of the children of the Song dynasty. Refer to CHANG CHUN BAI ZI TU (One Hundred Boys), by Su Hanchen, the Northern Song dynasty, kept in the National Palace Museum, Taipei

ESTIMATE: HKD 50,000 / RMB 44,000