Adam's FINE ASIAN ART Part I 28th & Part II 29th June 2022

Fine Asian Art | 28-29 & 30 June 2022 39 Additional information and photographs for all lots can be found at www.adams.ie 32 A SILVER LETTER OPENER WITH A JADE HANDLE THE SILVER BLADE: EUROPE, CIRCA 1900 THE JADE: CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY It consists of a jade ‘chi dragon’ belt hook mounted with a silver blade chiseled with a floral pattern. L: 22,1 cm Gross weight: 84,4 grams 带玉柄的银质开信刀 玉柄部分：欧洲，约1900年 玉器部分：中国，晚清 € 400 - 600 33 A FRAGMENT OF A WHITE JADE ‘CHI DRAGON’ BELT HOOK / BELT BUCKLE CHINA, QING DYNASTY L: 10,1 cm Weight: 100,7 grams € 600 - 800 34 A CELADON JADE ‘PLUM AND BUTTERFLY’ ELEMENT OF A BELT BUCKLE CHINA, QING DYNASTY L: 6 cm - width: 4,8 cm Weight: 44,5 grams Note: The five petals of the plum blossom symbolize the ‘five blessings’ (wufu - 五福 ), also known as the ‘five happinesses’ or ‘five good fortunes’. These five blessings refer to longevity ( 寿 ), wealth ( 富 ), health and composure ( 康宁) , virtue ( 修好德) , and the desire to die a natural death in old age ( 考 终命) . The butterfly is a symbol of long life because the second character in butterfly (hudie - 蝴蝶 ) has exactly the same pronunciation as the character 耋 (die) which means ‘70 or 80 years of age’. € 600 - 800 35 A RETICULATED RED AND GREEN JADEITE JADE ‘BATS, POMEGRANATE AND LINGZHI’ PLAQUE / PENDANT CHINA, 20TH CENTURY Mounted with a 14K gold hanging ring marked with:’585’ and ‘14K’. H (ring excluded): 6,5 cm Weight: 33,8 grams Notes: 1. Possibly gold-mounted in Vietnam / Indochina. 2. The pomegranate (shiliu - 石榴 ) signifies the sixth month of the lunar calendar and, because of its many seeds, represents fertility, offspring and descendants. € 600 - 800 33A A WHITE JADE CHI DRAGON BELT BUCKLE CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY L: 11,6 cm Weight: 74,7 grams € 800 - 1500