A WHITE AND GRAY JADE 'TWO CATS' PENDANT, QING DYNASTYChina, 18th century. The group is cleverly carved and pierced using the natural colors of the translucent stone to depict a recumbent cat with a much smaller cat clambering around its tail. When worn as a pendant, the carving looks like the smaller cat is carrying the larger one. The stone is of an attractive white tone with dark gray shadings and cloudy inclusions.Provenance: A private collection in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, minuscule nibbling to underside, the stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into microscopic hairline cracks over time.Weight: 31.7 gDimensions: Length 5.2 cmAuction result comparison: Compare with a closely related jade at Christie's London, in The Art of China, on 4 September 2019, lot 5, sold for GBP 7,500.清代灰白色母子貓佩飾中國,十八世紀。巧妙使用半透明玉石的自然顏色進行雕刻並穿孔。一隻臥著的母貓,尾巴上趴著一隻很小的子貓。垂懸佩戴時,看起來像是較小的貓正在攜帶較大的貓。玉石具有誘人的白色調,帶有深灰色紋理和絮狀物。 來源:美國波斯頓私人收藏 品相:狀況極佳,有輕微磨損,底部有輕微磕損。石料有天然裂紋,隨著時間的流逝,其中一些可能會發展成細小的裂縫。 重量:31.7 克 尺寸:長5.2 厘米 拍賣結果比較:一件相近玉件見倫敦佳士得 The Art of China拍場2019年9月4日 lot 5, 售價GBP 7,500.