Lot comprising : - Lot 90

Lot comprising : -a white jade fibula with dragon head hook, carved in openwork high relief with a chilong dragon biting into a lingzhi mushroom. China 18th/19th century L. 8.2 cm - a small pale celadon jade carved in the form of a young boy holding with both hands a lotus flower with its leaf. China, late Qing dynasty L. 4.2 cm LM Provenance: Acquired by French engineer and diplomat Henri Maux (1901-1950) during his mission to China between 1945 and 1949 (between Shanghai, Nanjing and Hong Kong), and remained in his family ever since. [2] Fibula: Surface wear with small bumps on one side (edge and body of the chilong), towards the end. Child: Three small old chips (bottom of her dress and tip of the lotus leaf).