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Auction archive: Lot number CA0918-066

A FINELY CARVED JADE BIXIE-FORM WATER DROPPER, MING DYNASTY, 16TH / 17TH CENTURY

Estimate
€1,500
ca. US$1,743
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number CA0918-066

A FINELY CARVED JADE BIXIE-FORM WATER DROPPER, MING DYNASTY, 16TH / 17TH CENTURY

Estimate
€1,500
ca. US$1,743
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

A FINELY CARVED JADE BIXIE-FORM WATER DROPPER, MING DYNASTY, 16TH / 17TH CENTURY Katalognummer: CA0918-066 The gray stone suffused with brown and inky-black inclusions, superb surface polish and good patina. China 16th – 17th century Published: The Property of Mr Philip Cardeiro, Carol Michaelson, Knapton Rasti Asian Art, London 2009, lot 36. Portrayed in a crouching position, the beast's giant head crowned with one massive, ridged horn above heavy eyebrows, bulging eyes, the closed mouth still revealing the menacing fangs, the conch-shaped ears grooved. Its back with a circular raised and slanted aperture leading into the hollowed body, which has been smoothly polished inside as well. Carefully incised details to the fur down its body leading to the large, bifurcated tail and small wings rising from each of its four legs, coiling towards the backbone. Each paw with three claws. Shape: Sculptural water dropper Dimensions: Length 11 cm Weight: 239 grams Condition: Very good condition with one small old nick (almost invisible to the naked eye). Some miniscule natural flaws in the mineral Provenance: The Philip Cardeiro collection of Chinese jade, built from 1968 until the early 1990s, one label to back Literature comparison: For earlier examples, see Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, page 363, nr. 26.7. and Jade, J.P. Palmer, Spring Books, 1967, Page 41, nr. 12. For a Han Dynasty example, see Chinese Jade and Animals, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1996, page 78, nr. 43. Auction results comparison: FINE CHINESE CERAMICS & WORKS OF ART. Sotheby’s, 19 MARCH 2013, NEW YORK, lot 431. (for bixie water dropper from the same group and similar stone, of 13 cm. length) 明代青玉雕貔貅形水滴,16/17世紀 灰色玉帶褐色與墨黑色沁,表面極佳磨光,包漿完善 中國,16-17世紀 出版物:編號36,Philip Cardeiro先生珍藏品集,Carol Michaelson著,Knapton Rasti亞洲藝術品公司出版,倫敦,2009年。 貔貅採蹲伏的姿勢,張大眼睛、緊閉的嘴仍露出尖牙,背部有一個微微傾斜的開口,身軀內部中空也平滑磨光。整體精工雕刻,可見連接四足身體上小羽翼,四足上皆有三爪,身後有細長分岔的尾。 形狀:形塑水滴 尺寸:長11公分 重量:239克 品相極佳,有些許肉眼幾乎不可見的小缺口,一些微小的天然痕跡。 美國知名收藏家C.PHILIP CARDEIRO先生珍藏品,於1968年至1990年代大量收藏中國藝術品,底部有收藏標籤。 文獻比較:一些年代較早的例子,見Jessica Rawson著《從新石器時代到清代的中國玉器集》,倫敦,1995年,第363頁,編號26.7。亦可參考J.P. Palmer著《玉》,Spring Books出版,1967年,第41頁,編號12。另一個漢代的例子,見《中國肖生玉雕》,香港藝術館出版,1996年,頁數78,編號43。 類似拍品:一件相似玉石的雕貔貅形水滴,見蘇富比《中國瓷器及工藝品》,2013年3月19日,紐約,拍品編號431。 Schätzpreis 估價: € 1.500 Startpreis 起拍價: € 750

Auction archive: Lot number CA0918-066
Auction:
Datum:
29 Sep 2018
Auction house:
Galerie Zacke
Mariahilferstr. 112 /1/10
1070 Wien
Austria
office@zacke.at
+43 1 5320452
+43 1 532045220
Beschreibung:

A FINELY CARVED JADE BIXIE-FORM WATER DROPPER, MING DYNASTY, 16TH / 17TH CENTURY Katalognummer: CA0918-066 The gray stone suffused with brown and inky-black inclusions, superb surface polish and good patina. China 16th – 17th century Published: The Property of Mr Philip Cardeiro, Carol Michaelson, Knapton Rasti Asian Art, London 2009, lot 36. Portrayed in a crouching position, the beast's giant head crowned with one massive, ridged horn above heavy eyebrows, bulging eyes, the closed mouth still revealing the menacing fangs, the conch-shaped ears grooved. Its back with a circular raised and slanted aperture leading into the hollowed body, which has been smoothly polished inside as well. Carefully incised details to the fur down its body leading to the large, bifurcated tail and small wings rising from each of its four legs, coiling towards the backbone. Each paw with three claws. Shape: Sculptural water dropper Dimensions: Length 11 cm Weight: 239 grams Condition: Very good condition with one small old nick (almost invisible to the naked eye). Some miniscule natural flaws in the mineral Provenance: The Philip Cardeiro collection of Chinese jade, built from 1968 until the early 1990s, one label to back Literature comparison: For earlier examples, see Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, page 363, nr. 26.7. and Jade, J.P. Palmer, Spring Books, 1967, Page 41, nr. 12. For a Han Dynasty example, see Chinese Jade and Animals, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1996, page 78, nr. 43. Auction results comparison: FINE CHINESE CERAMICS & WORKS OF ART. Sotheby’s, 19 MARCH 2013, NEW YORK, lot 431. (for bixie water dropper from the same group and similar stone, of 13 cm. length) 明代青玉雕貔貅形水滴,16/17世紀 灰色玉帶褐色與墨黑色沁,表面極佳磨光,包漿完善 中國,16-17世紀 出版物:編號36,Philip Cardeiro先生珍藏品集,Carol Michaelson著,Knapton Rasti亞洲藝術品公司出版,倫敦,2009年。 貔貅採蹲伏的姿勢,張大眼睛、緊閉的嘴仍露出尖牙,背部有一個微微傾斜的開口,身軀內部中空也平滑磨光。整體精工雕刻,可見連接四足身體上小羽翼,四足上皆有三爪,身後有細長分岔的尾。 形狀:形塑水滴 尺寸:長11公分 重量:239克 品相極佳,有些許肉眼幾乎不可見的小缺口,一些微小的天然痕跡。 美國知名收藏家C.PHILIP CARDEIRO先生珍藏品,於1968年至1990年代大量收藏中國藝術品,底部有收藏標籤。 文獻比較:一些年代較早的例子,見Jessica Rawson著《從新石器時代到清代的中國玉器集》,倫敦,1995年,第363頁,編號26.7。亦可參考J.P. Palmer著《玉》,Spring Books出版,1967年,第41頁,編號12。另一個漢代的例子,見《中國肖生玉雕》,香港藝術館出版,1996年,頁數78,編號43。 類似拍品:一件相似玉石的雕貔貅形水滴,見蘇富比《中國瓷器及工藝品》,2013年3月19日,紐約,拍品編號431。 Schätzpreis 估價: € 1.500 Startpreis 起拍價: € 750

Auction archive: Lot number CA0918-066
Auction:
Datum:
29 Sep 2018
Auction house:
Galerie Zacke
Mariahilferstr. 112 /1/10
1070 Wien
Austria
office@zacke.at
+43 1 5320452
+43 1 532045220
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