Lot 88

WHITE JADE PHURBA WITH GANESHA AND GARUDA
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY





Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 713
Auction: 4 November 2022 at 10:00 GMT
Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000
Description
清 白玉雕象鼻財神普巴金剛杵
with two-arm and elephant-head God Ganesha holding an elephant goad in his right hand and a jewel in his left hand in front of his chest, set above stylised podium carried by the eagle-head God Garuda, all above a three-edge blade, the stone of white colour with brown veins here and there
Dimensions
15.7cm long
Provenance
Provenance: Private collection, England, has been collecting Chinese jades for over 20 years
Footnote
Note: a comparable white jade vajra with a four-armed Ganesha, dated to the Qing dynasty, Qianlong period, was sold at Poly Auction, Xiamen on 26th June 2017, lot 835




