A JADE LOTUS POD CARVING AND JADE RAFT PLAQUE 19th century (3)A London private collection of jade carvings and Chinese works of art, lots 1-104A JADE LOTUS POD CARVING AND JADE RAFT PLAQUE19th centuryThe lotus pod carved borne on a stem with attendant bud, and cushioned on a lotus leaf, the raft carved with a ratoon arching roof, an oarsman and attendant at one end.The boat: 10cm (4in) long (3).Provenance: a London private collection amassed between the 1970s and 1990s and thence by descent.