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AUCTION JUNE, 16TH 2018 Fine Chinese Works of Art 慵天ᷕ⚳喅埻⑩ and Buddhist Sculpturesġ ⍲ἃ㔁晽⁷
AUCTION
FRONT COVER:
Fine Chinese Works of Art
Lot 120 – Detail
A LARGE AND VERY RARE KANGXI
PERIOD FAMILLE VERTE BALUSTER
慵天ᷕ⚳喅埻⑩
VASE ‘LIU HAI AND FEMALE
IMMORTALS’ and Buddhist Sculptures
BACK COVER:
Lot 77
⍲ἃ㔁晽⁷
A LARGE YUAN / MING DYNASTY
PAINTING OF FEMALE DEITIES WITH
GESSO HIGHLIGHTS Saturday, June 16th 2018 at 2pm CET
CATALOG CA0618
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A QING DYNASTY CENTURY CANTON ENAMEL MINIATURE WINE CUP
WITH DRAGON
Enamel on bronze, multicolored enamels
China, Qing Dynasty
This colorful, hand painted miniature cup shows a dragon stretching along
the entire exterior. The mythical beast is flying amidst a dark blue sky with
clouds and flames. The inside and base are enameled in white.
Shape: Circular bowl form
Dimensions: 3 cm (height), 5,1 cm (diameter)
Condition: Small chips to foot rim and few hairlines (mainly visible on the
inside)
Provenance: From an old Austrian private collection acquired before 1930,
with old collector code inscription to underside
㶭ẋ⺋㜙䏢䎭⼑堾䍵漵䲳㜗
嵛悐怲䶋㚱⮷仢⎋⍲䳘⮷檖䴚䵓䷓炷ᷣ天⛐ℭ悐炸
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ侩㓞啷炻1930⸜⇵岤ℍ炻⸽悐⎗夳㓞啷㧁䯥冯㍷徘
Estimate EUR 200,-
Starting price EUR 100,-
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A FAMILLE ROSE ‘WEIQI PLAYERS’ CANTON ENAMEL TRAY, QING collection of J.A. Lloyd Hyde, included in the exhibition Chinese Painted
2 DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY Enamels, The China Institute in America, New York, 1969, cat. no. 13,
AN 18th CENTURY CANTON ENAMEL MINIATURE WINE CUP WITH Multicolored enamels on white ground, the body made of copper, with and sold at Christie’s London, 8th July 1974, lot 208; and another sold at
SCHOLARS bare lip and raised feet Christie’s London, 17th November 1980, lot 19.
Enamel on bronze, multicolored enamels China, 18th century, most likely Qianlong period (1736-1795)
China, 18th century ⋩ℓᶾ䲨⺋㜙戭偶䏢䎭Ⱦ⮵㡳ȿ㈀䚌
Delicately painted to depict a group of noble ladies playing Weiqi, 䘥⛘⣂⼑䏢䎭慱炻戭偶炻⒯㱧曚偶炻嵛ᶲ㎂
This finely hand painted miniature cup shows a picturesque scene with two boys watching the game which is about to begin, one female ᷕ⚳炻⋩ℓᶾ䲨炻㤝⎗傥䁢Ḧ昮㗪㛇 (1736-1795)
stretching along the entire exterior. Set in a landscape with Daihu rocks, attendant serving tea, the scene set on a lakeshore under a large tree,
a pine tree and a small bridge we see a scholar with his pupil studying a surrounded by various bands with peonies, peaches, Buddha hand finger ㍷丒Ḯᶨ佌屜⨎⛐⚺ᷕ䍑⚵㡳炻ℑᾳ䓟⬑⛐㕩怲奨䚳炻ᶨỵἵ⤛㬋䪗叿ᶨ䚌
scroll and to the other side another youthful scholar drinking wine he just citrons, stylized Chilong and several neatly executed geometric patterns, ⎫梇崘役炻⚃␐㧡㛐歖剙䑘丆ˤ䚌㱧ᶲ䵈刚⚻䲳炻攳䘥⛘歖剙㯜㝄䲳ˤ
poured himself from a large vessel. the reverse showing an array of flowers and fruit.
Among the Confucian ideals were the abilities to write calligraphy and to ₺⭞䎮゛䓇⊾㗗㚠㱽⮵㡳炻㬋⤪㈀䚌ᶲ⯽䣢䘬ˤ⚵㡳炷ㆾ⚵㡳炸㗗ᶨ㫦憅
Shape: Circular bowl form play weiqi, the subject-matter seen on the present tray. Weiqi (or Go) is ⮵ℑ⎵⮵ㇳ䘬㉥尉㇘䔍㡳䚌忲㇚炻℞䚖㧁㗗⌈柀㭼⮵ㇳ㚜⣂䘬柀⛇ˤ忁ᾳ忲
Dimensions: 3 cm (height), 5,2 cm (diameter) an abstract strategy board game for two players, in which the aim is to ㇚㗗2500⣂⸜⇵ᷕ⚳⎌ẋ䘤㖶䘬炻塓娵䁢㗗Ṳ⣑⁛㈧㚨ᷭ䘬㡳䚌忲㇚ˤ⬫
Condition: Small restorations and several hairlines (mainly visible on the surround more territory than the opponent. The game was invented in 塓娵䁢㗗⎌ẋ䘬⚃䧖➢㛔㈨傥ᷳᶨ炻⚈㬌斄㕤⬫䘬丒䔓ḇ⎗ẍ⛐⊭㊔㖑㛇
inside) ancient China more than 2,500 years ago and is believed to be the oldest ⽉墥䏢䐗墥⑩ᶲ㈦⇘炻⃀䭉⎒㚱㤝⮹㔠忁栆ἳ⫸ˤ
Provenance: From an old Austrian private collection acquired before board game continuously played today. It was considered one of the four ⼊䉨烉㕡䚌
1930, with old collection label and inscription to underside essential arts in antiquity and hence its depiction is also found on early ⯢⮠烉29,5 x 29,5 x 3 cm
enamel wares, including imperial commissions, although only very few of ⑩䚠㤝⤥炻㚱ᶨṃ䢐㎵炻䡽䡘⯨悐ᾖ⽑ˤ
⋩ℓᶾ䲨⺋㜙䏢䎭⼑堾䍵Ⱦ㔯ṢȾ惺㜗 such examples have yet been recorded. ⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷
嵛悐怲䶋㚱⮷仢⎋⍲䳘⮷檖䴚䵓䷓炷ᷣ天⛐ℭ悐炸 㔯䌣⍫侫烉˪慵天ᷕ⚳喅埻˫炻喯㭼炻ΐ㔎炻2016⸜11㚰9㖍炻185嘇㉵⑩
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ侩㓞啷炻1930⸜⇵岤ℍ炻⸽悐⎗夳㓞啷㧁䯥冯㍷徘 Shape: Lobed square shape 炷ᶨẞ⎴㛇⣏✳䰱⼑⺋㜙䏢䎭䚌)烊⎎ᶨẞ⮷✳攟㕡剙⋱䲳䚌炻Ḷ1999⸜6
Dimensions: 29,5 x 29,5 x 3 cm 㚰15㖍⛐Ἓ⢓⼿ΐ㔎句㥴烊ᶨᾳ㶢䡇炻喯㟤嗕⚳⭞⌂䈑棐炻ッᶩ⟉炻⛐ᷕ⚳
Estimate EUR 300,- Condition: Very good condition with some wear, minor scratching, and 喅埻⚳晃⯽奥炻ΐ㔎䘯⭞喅埻⬠昊炻 1935, 䚖抬嘇2202; ⎎⢾ᶨᾳΐ㔎Ἓ
Starting price EUR 150,- some restoration to chipping in the front and back of the four corners ⢓⼿2007⸜5㚰15㖍句㥴炻408嘇㉵⑩ˤ⎎夳ᶨᾳ㚜⮷溆䘬䚌⫸炻Ἦ冒J.A.
Provenance: Austrian private collection Lloyd Hyde㓞啷炻夳䲸䲬伶⚳ᷕ⚳䞼䨞炻1969⸜炻䚖抬嘇13炻ḶἛ⢓⼿ΐ
㔎炻1974⸜7㚰8㖍炻208嘇㉵⑩烊ẍ⍲ΐ㔎Ἓ⢓⼿炻1980⸜11㚰17㖍炻19嘇
Literature comparison: Important Chinese Art. Sotheby’s, London, ㉵⑩ˤ
November 9th, 2016, lot 185. (for a larger famille rose canton enamel tray
from the same period) Also compare a tray of smaller rectangular size Estimate EUR 800,-
and painted with flowers, sold at Christie’s London, 15th June 1999, lot Starting price EUR 400,-
123. A lobed tray, in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, was included
in the International Exhibition of Chinese Art, Royal Academy of Arts,
London, 1935, cat. no. 2202; and another was sold at Christie’s London,
15th May 2007, lot 408. See also a much smaller example, from the
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A SONG DYNASTY TIXI LACQUER BOWL WITH PEWTER LINING A CINNABAR LACQUER ‘MUSICIANS’ BOX AND COVER, MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
Multi-layered lacquer, interior lined with pewter Carved cinnabar lacquer in high relief, black lacquer coating inside and to base
China, Song Dynasty China, 16th century
The bowl has rounded sides rising from a raised foot rim to an everted rim. The exterior is deeply carved with a Ruyi Of circular form, the flat cover carved through the rich layers of red lacquer showing a scholar playing the flute,
cloud scroll pattern showcasing the multiple layers of black and red ground. At the interior is a pewter alloy inset. accompanied by his attended on a Guzheng, set in an Edenic garden under a tree sided by elaborate rockwork, the
background with a lotus pond. The sides of the lid and the box encircled by keyfret bands in high relief, lacquered black
Shape: Bowl shape with accentuated foot rim and flared neck to the interior and base.
Dimensions: 10,5 cm (diameter), 5,5 cm (height)
Condition: consistent with age, some old age cracks, minor replacement to one of the 16 sections Shape: Round
Provenance: Old Austrian Private collection, assembled in the 1930s to early 1950s Dimensions: 7 cm (diameter)
Condition: Very good condition with some wear and minor nibbling to black lacquer inside, one small chip to rim
Literature comparison: For a near identical bowl see Sotheby’s, IMPORTANT CHINESE ART, 21 MARCH 2018, NEW restored to invisibility
YORK, lot 605. Similar tixi lacquer wares have been excavated from Northern Song dynasty tombs, see Zhongguo qiqi Provenance: Austrian private collection
quanji/Corpus of Chinese Lacquers, vol. 4: Fuzhou, 1998, pl. 119.
Literature comparison: Important Chinese Art. Sotheby’s, London, May 13th, 2015, lot 341. (for a very similar box)
⬳ẋ⇼䈨⤪シ暚䲳䙴
⇼䈨 ⋩ℕᶾ䲨⇼䲭Ⱦ㦪ⷓȿ味䙺
ᷕ⚳炻⬳ẋ ⇼䲭檀㴖晽炻ℭ䙺⸽⹏湹㺮
ᷕ⚳炻⋩ℕᶾ䲨
㬌⇼䈨ḹ乡䠿ᷢ㔆⎋炻⚰嵛炻忂ỻ檡湹㺮炻ἄ⇼䈨ⶍ刢⢬䎮炻☐㕕⯪䍘㛙㺮㔘忻ˤ㬌䠿➮㺮䓂⍂炻㺮刚湹Ṗ炻⤪シ⌟ḹ乡炻ḹ ⚻⼊堐朊ᶲ炻⇼䲭檀㴖晽⇣䔓炻㍷丒Ḯᶨỵ㦪ⷓ㺼⣷攟䫃炻Ṿ䘬㚳⍳⻰⣷⎌䬷炻⚃␐剙⎊`Ⱉ炻側㘗䁢匟剙㰈ˤ味⫸䭙⫸
⣜Ṍ⍱侴伖炻剙乡朊昸乎䍘↢㛙乊乡䎮炻ἧ㔜☐⏰䍘℠晭檀峝⎴㖞㳩曚峝⸬慵ᷳ⾩ˤℏ塷㗗ᶨᾳ拓⎰慹䠿ˤ 䘬“朊䓙㴖晽䑘丆䘬暟䲳⚵丆炻ℏ悐⸽悐⟿湹刚ˤ
䠿⼊炻⚰嵛 ⚻⼊
⯢⮠烉䚜⼹ 10,5 cm炻檀 5,5 cm ⯢⮠烉䚜⼹7 cm
冯⸜ẋ䚠䫎炻㚱⣂嗽Ḧ塪炻16ᾖ⽑ ⑩䚠㤝⤥炻㚱ᶨṃ䢐㎵炻ℭ䙺湹㺮㚱䡽䡘炻⮷塪⎋炻⍲ᶵ⎗夳䘬ᾖ墄
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ侩㓞啷炻ᶲᶾ䲨ᶱ⋩⸜ẋ军Ḽ⋩⸜ẋ⇅岤ℍ ⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷
㔯䌣⍫侫烉ᶨẞ⸦᷶ᶨ㧉ᶨ㧋䘬㺮䠿⎗夳喯㭼˪慵天ᷕ⚳喅埻˫炻2018⸜3㚰21㖍炻䲸䲬炻605嘇㉵⑩ˤ䚠Ụ⇼㺮☐䙧悥㗗 㔯䌣⍫侫烉˪慵天ᷕ⚳喅埻˫炻喯㭼炻ΐ㔎炻2015⸜5㚰13㖍炻341嘇㉵⑩ (ᶨᾳ㤝䚠Ụ䘬䙺⫸)
↢⛇Ḷ⊿⬳⠻吔炻夳˪ᷕ⚳㺮☐⣏ℐ˫䫔4Ⅎ烉䤷ⶆ炻1998⸜炻⚾119ˤ
Estimate EUR 2.000,-
Estimate EUR 3.000,- Starting price EUR 1.000,-
Starting price EUR 1.500,-
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A MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND LACQUER INCENSE STAND, KANGXI A RARE JOSEON STATIONARY BOX WITH INLAID DRAGONS,
Wood with black lacquer coating and inlaid mother of pearl 15th – 16th CENTURY
China, Kangxi period (1661-1722) Lacquered wood with mother of pearl and silver inlays
Korea, 15th – 16th centuries in the Joseon Dynasty ġ
Finely inlaid in slivers of iridescent mother-of-pearl with a landscape depicting several pavilions
scattered on rocky shores interlinked by arched bridges and lined with a variety of trees and a
waterfall, with three flat-bottomed boats drifting on rippling waters and the moon rising between The mother of pearl inlays on this early Choson Dynasty
misty mountains in the distance, the apron detailed with clusters of chrysanthemum flanked by lacquered wooden box are all neatly incised and form the image
sprays of camellias within meander and cloud borders and fern leaves draping the legs. of two confronted dragons facing off on either side of a flaming
jewel with a backdrop of scalloped clouds, on the lid and all four
Shape: Rectangular shape with flat tabletop, resting on a curved framework with four contoured feet sides. These mythical scenes are framed by floral inlaid borders
Dimensions: 47 x 35 x 9 cm. and thin silver borders all around.
Condition: Good condition with some missing inlays here and there, some age cracks, some
chipping, some touch ups to the black lacquer specifically around the feet, some wear and some Inside the box is a tray which can be taken out, lacquered in red 份夳䘬㛅歖䌳㛅坢懧Ⱦ䤍暚梃漵ȿ㕡䙺
minor stains same as the interior and the underside of the lid. The exterior 㛐偶ᶲ㺮炻坢懧戨
Provenance: Canadian private collection. shows a chocolate brown lacquer coating. 杻⚳, ⋩Ḽ军⋩ℕᶾ䲨㛅歖䌳㛅
Literature comparison: Sotheby’s, Chinese Art through the Eye of Sakamoto Goro, 08 OCT 2013, Shape: Rectangular box 忁ẞ㖑㛇㛅歖䌳㛅湹㺮㛐䙺ᶲ搚䘬䍵䎈居㭵炻ℐ悐㔜滲↯√炻
HONG KONG, lot 166. (for another, yet round incense stand from the same period and with an Dimensions: 31 cm (length), 12 cm (height), 17 cm (width) ⛐䀓䎈䘬ℑ“⼊ㆸ暁漵⮵ⲁ⯨朊ˤ⚃␐䤍暚䑘丆ˤ忁䤆娙凔䘬⟜
almost identical design) Condition: consistent with age, age crack to lid, very minor 㘗⚃怲䓙剙⋱䲳坢懧冯戨刚怲㟮㥳ㆸˤ
material loss to inlays or rims, few touch ups, the four little feet
䅁⢾扟湹㺮㍷慹居㭵楁㟰 are later additions 䙺⫸ℏ悐㗗ᶨᾳ㈀䚌炻⎗ẍ⍾↢炻ᶲ䲭㺮炻冯ℏ悐味⫸䘬ᶳ“
㛸㕁ˣ柼刚ˣ㈨埻≇傥烉㛐偶炻忂橼檡湹㺮㍷慹᷎搚居㭵 Provenance: Austrian private collection 䚠⎴ˤ⢾悐栗䣢㶙墸刚㺮⟿Ⰼˤ
ᷕ⚳炻䅁⸜攻炷1661-1722炸
䱦伶䘬戨刚居㭵搚炻㟰朊㍷丒㚰ᶳⰙ攻㦻敋⮷㧳㳩㯜炻⚃␐⚵丆卲剙 Literature comparison: For two other Joseon Dynasty dragon 㕡⼊
䲳ˣ暟䲳ˣ䤍暚䲳冯丷㝅䲳ˤ inlaid lacquer boxes, later in the Joseon Dynasty see The ⯢⮠烉31 x 12 x 17cm (攟x檀x⮔)
⼊䉨烉䞑⼊炻㟴朊⸛㔜炻⚃嵛ℭ Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, “Splendors of Korean 冯⸜ẋ䚠䫎炻味⫸悐↮㚱攳塪炻搚䈑怲䶋悐↮㛸㕁㎵⣙⼰
⯢⮠烉47 x 35 x 9⍀䰛 Art,” October 1, 2016–September 22, 2018, Accession Nr. ⮹炻⮹㚱䡘妠炻⚃嵛䁢⼴㛇㶣伖
⑩䚠列⤥炻 ⯨悐㚱㛸㕁仢⣙炻㚱冯⸜ẋ䚠䫎䘬塪䷓炻湹㺮∅句炻䈡⇍㗗 ‘2015.500.3.7a, b’ and Christie’s, The Ten Signs of Long Life: The ⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷
⚃嵛㚱ᶨṃ䢐㎵㰉㻔 Robert Moore Collection of Korean Art, 18 March 2014, NEW 㔯䌣⍫侫烉⎎⢾ℑẞ㛅歖䌳㛅漵䲳搚㺮䙺⎗夳䲸䲬⣏悥㚫喅埻
≈㊧⣏䥩Ṣ㓞啷 YORK, lot 706. ⌂䈑棐”Splendors of Korean Art” ⯽奥炻2016⸜10㚰1㖍-2018
㔯䌣㭼庫烉喯㭼炻Chinese Art through the Eye of Sakamoto Goro ⸜9㚰22㖍, 䶐嘇 ‘2015.500.3.7a, b’ 冯Ἓ⢓⼿The Ten Signs of
2013⸜10㚰8㖍炻楁㷗炻㉵嘇166.炷ᶨ䚜Ἦ冒⎴㗪ẋ⸦᷶⎴姕妰䘬楁㟰炸 For inlaid lacquer stationary boxes, dating to the same period Long Life: The Robert Moore Collection of Korean Art, 2014⸜3
as our example see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New 㚰18㖍炻䲸䲬炻706嘇㉵⑩ˤ
Estimate EUR 600,- York, “Splendors of Korean Art,” October 1, 2016–September
Starting price EUR 300,- 22, 2018, Accession Nr. ‘2015.500.3.1a, b’ and Sotheby’s, 喯㭼˪ṯ䃙ᷳ䍵䍑烉ᷕ⚳䒟☐⍲ⶍ喅䱦⑩ - 喅㴟奨㾌烉⛪㛔Ḽ
PLAYTHINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF EDWARD T. CHOW, 恶䍵啷Ṇ㳚㺮☐˫炻2014⸜5㚰27㖍炻楁㷗炻901嘇㉵⑩ˤ
CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, ASIAN LACQUER,
27 MAY 2014, HONG KONG, lot 901. Estimate EUR 800,-
Starting price EUR 400,-
10 11
8ġ
A PAIR OF ZITAN ‘TWO-DRAGON’ CANDLESTICKS
ON STANDS, QING DYNASTY
The Zitan wood with its typical “crab claw” markings, its
lustrous reddish dark purple appearance and its massive
weight, attached to their bases by a long metal rod
China, 18th-19th century
The sticks boldly carved in high relief, partially reticulated,
to depict two ferocious five-clawed dragons chasing the
flaming pearl, their horns emerging from a flame-like
mane, the fierce face detailed with round bulging eyes,
flaring nostrils and long curly whiskers, with the mouth
wide open revealing menacing teeth, their muscular
limbs terminating in sharp claws, the scaly bodies coiling
between multiple groups of densely carved clouds. The
bases with tumultuous cresting waves.
Shape: Candle sticks
Dimensions: 57.5 cm (height)
Weight: 3900 grams (total)
Condition: Good, the sticks with minor nibbling, the
bases with some chipping and remainders of wax, old
varnishing
Provenance: American private collection
Literature comparison: Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works
of Art. Christies, New York, March 17th, 2017, lot1113. (for
a ruyi-shaped box with a comparable design) Important
Chinese Art. Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, October 3rd, 2017,
lot 3712. (for a sutra box with a comparable design)
㶭ẋᶨ⮵䳓㨨Ⱦ暁漵ȿ䆕冢
䳓㨨炻℟㚱℠✳䘬垡䇒䲳炻㽌㰱叿炻⭮⹎⣏炻旬月⛐ᶨ㟡
慹Ⱄ攟㛮ᶲ
ᷕ⚳炻⋩ℓ军⋩ḅᶾ䲨
䳓㨨㛐塓⣏入⛘㴖晽ㆸ暁漵㇚䎈炻漵奺⽆䀓䃘凔䘬檫㮃ᷕ
晙晙⎗夳炻↞〵䘬共ᶲ䛤䜃䁗䁗㚱䤆炻䀓䲭䘬滣⫼攟攟
䘬㌚㚚檵櫂炻◜⣏⻝炻曚↢⮾⇑䘬䈁滺炻⚃偊倴倱⻢≩㚱
≃炻漵䇒扺⇑炻漵毿㌚丆⛐⭮⭮湣湣䘬暚Ⰼᷳ攻ˤ ⸽⹏ᶲ
⎗夳㳞㸏㲊㾌ˤ
䆕冢⼊
⯢⮠烉檀 57.5 cm
慵烉䶪慵 3900
⑩䚠列⤥炻堐朊㚱䡽䡘炻⸽⹏㚱ṃ䠶⯹ἁ冀炻冲㺮
伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷
㔯䌣㓞啷烉Ἓ⢓⼿˪ᷕ⚳䱦伶昞䒟冯ⶍ喅⑩˫炻䲸䲬炻2017
⸜3㚰17㖍炻1113嘇㉵⑩炷ᶨᾳ栆Ụ晽⇣䘬⤪シ⼊䙺炸ẍ⍲
喯㭼˪慵天ᷕ⚳喅埻˫炻楁㷗炻2017⸜10㚰3㖍炻3712嘇㉵
⑩炷ᶨᾳ䚠Ụ晽⇣䘬ἃ䴻䙺炸
Estimate EUR 1.000,-
Starting price EUR 500,-
‘Crab Claw‘ markings, typical for Zitan wood
12
12 13
9
AN 18 TH CENTURY BAMBOO-ROOT FIGURE OF A
LUOHAN WITH GOLD INGOTS ġ
Bamboo
China, 18th century
This masterly carved bamboo-root figure depicts a
Luohan, seated, leaning against a rock and with a little
bowl in front of him. On the rock behind him we see one
gold ingot and in either hand he holds another, carefully
examining the one in his left hand.
The bony shoulders and spine stand in amusing contrast
to the outsized belly and chubby feet. In general, this is a
sculpture with a fine sense of humor, the facial expression
is simply hilarious, another remarkable feature are the
natural bamboo shoot marks that lend the head a knobby
look.
Shape: Figural shape
Dimensions: 11,5 cm (length), 10,5 cm (height)
Condition: Good condition with natural patina and few
small age hairlines, material loss to one earring
Provenance: British private collection
Literature comparison: For a bamboo-root figure of
a Daoist immortal of comparable quality, size and
dating to the same period see Sotheby’s, SATURDAY
AT SOTHEBY’S: ASIAN ART, 19 SEPTEMBER 2015, NEW
YORK, lot 942.
⋩ℓᶾ䲨䪡㟡晽伭㻊
䪡㟡
ᷕ⚳炻⋩ℓᶾ䲨
忁ẞ晽⇣䱦㸃䘬䪡㟡Ṣ䈑⇣䔓Ḯ仿㯱⛸Ḷ⿒䞛ᷳᶲ炻暁ㇳ
⎬㊩ᶨᾳ⃫⮞ˤ橐柕䘬偑儨傲㞙冯ⶐ⣏䘬儡悐ᶵ㛥䘬
偾᷶᷶䘬儛⼊ㆸḮ㚱嵋䘬⮵㭼炻仿㯱忈✳䬨⋽侴㛜⭆炻ἄ侭
⮡℞朊悐䘬⇣䓣䛨≃㚨ⶍ炻Ữ恋⍴㖷愺ᶵ⭂䘬䛤䜃炻⌜德↢
崭Ṣ䘬㘢ㄏ朆↉䘬䀝⿏炻䉞⅁ℍ⽖炻䓇≐Ỉ䤆ˤἄ侭⮡仿
㯱䘬⚃偊炻䔍ἄ刢㛗䘬⣠⻈炻恋桌≐䘬嵛㊯炻ἧἄ⑩⡆⻢Ḯ
㖈旸䘬ね嵋ˤ⎎ᶨᾳ栗叿䈡溆㗗ἄ侭傥ẍ䪡㟡ᷢ㛸㕁炻晽
擪↢⤪㬌㟑㟑⤪䓇䘬仿㯱⁷炻䛇㗗䤆㕏ᷳ≇ˤ
晐⼊侴晽
⯢⮠烉攟11,5 cm炻檀 10,5 cm
⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧冒䃞炻㚱⸜ẋ农䳘⮷塪䲳炻ᶨ晣俛䑘ᶲ
㛸㕁仢⣙
劙⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷
Estimate EUR 1.000,-
Starting price EUR 500,-
14 15
10ġ
A GLASS AND ANTLER BEAD
COURT NECKLACE, QING
DYNASTY
Beads of carved and partially stained
antler and multicolored glass
China, 19th century
Composed of one ninety one carved
antler beads divided by four green
glass fotou (‘Buddha head’), the
fotou at the back connected to a
gourd-shaped fotouta (‘Buddha head
stupa’), supporting a silk cord tassel
intersected by one flattened oval
green glass pendant, and another
in imitation of amber, terminating
to a drop-shaped green glass with
filigree cap, enhanced by three jinnian
(‘reminder’) strands consisting of eight
smaller, stained beads each, and each
suspending a drop-shaped glass in a
different color.
Shape: Necklace 11
Dimensions: Total length A QING DYNASTY SILVER MINIATURE GROUP
approximately 1450 mm ‘MAGISTRATE HOLDING COURT’
Condition: Overall extensive wear and Silver and metal, wooden base
patina, one fotou with a chip, the top China, 19th century, Qing Dynasty
of the fotouta with a hairline
Provenance: Austrian private This unique set with 14 individual silver miniature
collection figurines shows a Qing Dynasty magistrate holding
court. He is seated at his desk with brushes,
Literature comparison: Magnificent inkstone and brush rest neatly lined out in front of
Jewels and Jadeite. Sotheby’s, Hong him. Six of the other figures are guards, some which
Kong, April 3rd, 2018, lot 1566. (for are punishing respectively torturing the delinquents.
another glass bead court necklace) One man is dangling inside a cage and another
has a torture instrument around his neck which is
㶭ẋ䍣䐫渧奺⾝䎈 inscribed “Danzhou fu Zhengtang Xian” stating the
㔜橼⣏朊䧵䢐㎵炻㚱⊭㻧炻㚱塪⎋⍲ city and county where this court used to be.
塪䲳
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷 The Qing dynasty magistrate, was both prosecutor
and judge. He decided which cases to accept,
Estimate EUR 400,- directed the gathering of evidence and witnesses,
Starting price EUR 200,- then conducted the trial, including the use of
torture. The magistrate was the sole judge of guilt
or innocence and determined the punishment or
compensation. The official Five Punishments (wu
xing) prescribed under the Qing Code included
beating with the light bamboo, beating with the
heavy bamboo, penal servitude, exile, and execution
Shape: Figural shape, rectangular and reticulated
wooden base
Dimensions: 13 x 8 cm (dimensions of the base), 2,5
cm (average height of a figurine)
Condition: Good condition with natural patina and
only very little material loss to one weapon, base
shows substantial material loss to reticulated areas
Provenance: Austrian private collection
㶭ẋ戨岒堾䍵Ⱦ↹➪ȿṢ䈑䳬
⑩䚠列⤥炻㚱⣑䃞⊭㻧炻ᶨᾳ㬎☐ᶲ㚱庽⽖㛸㕁仢⣙炻 A magistrate holds court, photo taken in 1889
⸽⹏⯨悐⋨➇㚱ṃ㛸㕁仢⣙
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷
Estimate EUR 200,-
Starting price EUR 100,-
16 1713
AN IVORY, BAMBOO AND vaporization and inhalation of 14
SILVER OPIUM PIPE, QING opium. The lamp is crafted from AN IVORY, YIXING, PEWTER AND LACQUERED
DYNASTY, WITH AN ANTIQUE brass with several openwork WOOD OPIUM PIPE, QING DYNASTY
OPIUM LAMP sections and its distinctive chimney The pipe consisting of a main section made of lacquered
The pipe consisting of one single is made from glass. wood, with connecting pieces made of pewter, a silver
bamboo section, with both sealings Opium lamps differ from ring with raised enamel decoration, the mouth piece and
carved of ivory, each resting on conventional lamps for lighting in finial carved of ivory
a dark horn platelet, the saddle that they are designed to channel China, 19th century
of repoussé silver showing neatly an exact amount of heat upward
incised designs through their funnel-shaped The finial is carved in the shape of hand holding the
China, 18th – 19th century chimneys. An opium pipe, its pipe- pipe-bowl, which is made of pewter with a copper inset,
bowl primed with a small dose of and a Yixing ceramic top with a meander border and a
12 The saddle depicting several bats opium known as a “pill,” was held band with an inscription. The bottom of the hand shows
AN INSCRIBED STAG ANTLER, PEWTER AND YIXING OPIUM PIPE, QING in high and low relief, flowers, an over the opium lamp causing the a neatly incised ying yang symbol. The carving of the
DYNASTY inlaid rock crystal cabochon in the opium to vaporize and allowing the hand with its detailed fingernails shows a high level of
The pipe consisting of five carved antler sections, each showing neatly incised center, all surrounded by various smoker to inhale the vapors. These both technical and artistic skills. The Yixing pipe-bowl top
designs, the pewter section with repoussé décor in high relief dotted borders, executed again lamps were crafted mainly in China bears the nine-character inscription “Yanyun Shedong
China, 19th century in high and low relief. Holding a before the communist revolution (the name of the village, where this pipe was made)
metal pipe-bowl. in 1949 brought opium smoking Qingshi Shi (the name of the maker’s family) Jianzhi
Depiction of eight Daoist immortals surrounded by clouds, rockwork and This pipe is an unusual example of to an abrupt halt there. Due to (supervised making)”
flowers as well as several auspicious objects. The pewter saddle decorated a collaboration between a bamboo opium eradication campaigns in
with further auspicious objects surrounded by clouds, showing a five-character carver and a silversmith. The end the nineteenth and early twentieth Shape: Pipe
seal script inscription on each side, and holding an Yixing pipe-bowl designed of the pipe is made of ivory, while centuries, antique opium lamps are Dimensions: 45 cm (length)
in the shape of abstracted chrysanthemum blossom surrounded by a stylized the working part of the opium pipe now considered as rare. Condition: Good condition with minuscule hair line to
chrysanthemum-petal-border. is made of a silver alloy. Pipes of mouth piece and some tiny abrasions to wood, very good
Inscription: “When you inhale opium smoke through your mouth, you sense this type were commonly carved Shape: Opium lamp old patina
the real feeling, this opium is really an absolute enjoyment” from bamboo, mostly fashioned for Dimensions: 14 cm (height) Provenance: Austrian private collection
members of the gentry. Condition: Very good condition
Shape: Pipe with some wear, the glass with 㶭ẋ尉䈁㛐㝬沱䇯䂇㥵
Dimensions: 48 cm (length) Shape: Pipe chipping to upper opening ⑩䚠列⤥炻䂇◜悐ỵ㚱塪䷓炻㛐岒悐↮㚱䢐㎵炻⊭㻧
Condition: Good condition with top sealing missing, one age crack to antler, Dimensions: 59 cm (length) Provenance: Austrian private ⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷
minor damage and missing parts to bottom of section four, old wear and Condition: Very good condition collection
traces of use, the pewter with some deflections with some wear, the silver with Estimate EUR 200,-
Provenance: Austrian private collection minor denting Literature comparison: Steven Starting price EUR 100,-
Provenance: Austrian private Martin, The Art of Opium Antiques
㶭ẋ渧奺搚拓⭄冰沱䇯䂇㥵 collection (Silkworm Books, 2007).
⑩䚠列⤥炻枪悐怢⣙炻渧奺⚈䇚⸜ẋḦ塪炻庽⽖䢐㎵炻䫔⚃䭨⸽悐仢⮹悐
↮炻⯙䢐㎵ἧ䓐䕽嶉炻拓悐㚱ṃ嬲⼊ġ Literature comparison: ASIAN ART. 㶭ẋ䪡岒尉䈁◜搚戨沱䇯䂇㥵炻
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷 Bonham’s, London, November 9th, 旬䄁䅰
2015, lot 260. (for a related pipe) ⑩䚠㤝⤥炻㚱ᶨṃ䢐㎵炻戨䘬悐
Estimate EUR 200,- ↮㚱ṃ↡星
Starting price EUR 100,- The pipe comes together with ⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷
an antique Asian opium lamp,
which is an oil lamp designed Estimate EUR 200,-
specifically to facilitate the Starting price EUR 100,-
18 1915 16
A QING DYNASTY CELADON AND See a very similar group, included in the A FINE CELADON AND BROWN Literature comparison: Christie’s,
RUSSET JADE ‘MANDARIN DUCKS exhibition Chinese Jades from Han to JADE MOUNTAIN BOULDER, Interiors, London, South Kensington,
AND LOTUS’ GROUP Ch’ing, Asia House Gallery, New York, QIANLONG 15 May 2013, lot 983 (for a Jade
Light celadon color jade with russet 1980, cat. no. 87. Celadon jade with russet and opaque, mountain group of comparable
inclusions, smooth surface polish light brown inclusions, smooth surface composition, yet later in date).
China, Qing Dynasty 㶭ẋ曺䘥䌱Ⱦ泃泎㇗咖ȿ polish
曺䘥䌱炻墸刚㰩炻堐朊㹹䳘兑 China, Qianlong Period (1736-1795) Ḧ昮⸜攻曺䌱晽Ⱉ⫸
This auspicious jade group of two ᷕ⚳炻㶭ẋ 曺䌱炻墸刚⍲ᶵ德㖶㶢㡽刚㰩炻堐朊
mandarin ducks and lotus symbolizes a 泃泎咖剙尉⽝⾓㦪䜎䘬⭞⹕䓇㳣炻忁 This 18th century jade boulder 㹹
happy and loving family life. This subject ᾳ柴㛸⛐㖶㛅⼴㛇攳⥳⺋㯶㳩埴炻⛐㶭㛅 features the charming scenery of a ᷕ⚳炻Ḧ昮⸜攻 (1736-1795)
became highly popular in the later 两临⺞䓐ˤ⛐忁䳬䌱晽塷炻ㆹᾹ⎗ẍ䚳⇘泃 scholar and two pupils in a cragged
Ming dynasty but remained cherished 泎◜ᷕ埼叿匾叱炻㹓㝼⛘⽄⼱℞ᷕˤ mountain landscape. To the right a 忁⹏18ᶾ䲨䘬䌱晽Ⱉ⫸⯽䣢Ḯ徟Ṣ䘬
throughout the Qing reign as well. In this pine tree is framing the imagery. The Ⱉ崟ặ䘬㘗奨ᷕ㔯⢓ℑ⎵䪍⫸ˤ
example we see the ducks both holding ⼊䉨烉晐⼊侴晽 scholar is pointing to the sky whilst ⎛“⎗夳ᶨ㢝㜦㧡ˤ 㔯Ṣㇳ㊯⣑䨢炻ᶨ
the same lotus flower stem in their beaks ⯢⮠烉6x9,3x5 cm (檀x攟x ⮔) one disciple is offering him a bowl, the ᾳ䪍⫸㬋怆䴎Ṿᶨᾳ䠿炻⎎ᶨᾳ䪍⫸㬋
and in tender embracement. ⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑 other boy is just about to pour more 天⽆ⶎ怲ᶨ⻝⮷㟴⫸ᶲ䘬⢢塷墉Ὰ勞ˤ
伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷 tea from the pot which is standing on
Shape: Figural shape with reticulated 㔯䌣⍫侫烉喯㭼˪ᷕ⚳昞䒟⍲ⶍ喅⑩˫ a little table, left of the scene. 㔜ᾳⰙ⫸㺧晽炻䓂军⛐⸽悐ˤ 晽⇣⋈Ṣ
areas 炻2013⸜11㚰6㖍炻ΐ㔎炻36嘇㉵⑩炷䚠Ụ䲣 ⶏ⥁⛘⇑䓐ᶵ德㖶䘬㡽刚䌱䙖Ἦ㧉ầ
Dimensions: 6 cm (height), 9,3 cm ↿炻⯢⮠䦵⣏炸 The boulder is carved allover, even 㧡㛐䓇攟䘬⛇⢌ˤ
(length), 5 cm (width) on the underside. The opaque brown
Condition: Good condition with fine hand Estimate EUR 1.200,- inclusions have been cleverly used by ⼊䉨烉㨓⎹Ⱉ⫸⼊
patina Starting price EUR 600,- the artist to imitate soil from which ⯢⮠烉 7,5x11x2 cm (檀x攟x ⮔)
Provenance: American private collection the tree is growing, ⑩䚠㤝⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑炻㚱ṃ⽖∫䕽
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ侩㓞啷炻ᶲᶾ䲨ᶱ⋩⸜ẋ军
Literature comparison: Sotheby’s, FINE Shape: Horizontal boulder shape Ḽ⋩⸜ẋ⇅岤ℍ
CHINESE CERAMICS & WORKS OF ART, Dimensions: 7,5 cm (height), 11 cm 㔯䌣⍫侫烉Ἓ⢓⼿˪⭌ℭ姕妰˫炻ΐ㔎炻
06 NOVEMBER 2013, LONDON, lot 36 (length), 2 cm (width) ⋿偗彃枻炻2013⸜5㚰15㖍炻983嘇㉵⑩
(for a comparable group, slightly larger Condition: Very good condition with (⎎⢾ᶨẞ⍫䄏Ⱉ⫸炻堡㗗⸜ẋ䦵⎶)ˤ
in size). fine hand patina and few tiny nicks
Provenance: Old Austrian Private Estimate EUR 1.200,-
collection, assembled in the 1930s to Starting price EUR 600,-
early 1950s
20 2117 19
A WHITE JADE QING DYNASTY ‘LUCKY GOD’ A WHITE JADE QING DYNASTY ‘DOUBLE PHOENIX’
MINIATURE PENDANT PENDANT
White jade with ochre colored inclusions on the backside, White color jade of an even tone, smooth surface polish
smooth surface polish China, Qing Dynasty
China, Qing Dynasty
The stone is carved and pierced in the shape of two
Figural white jade pendant taking the shape of a lucky god confronting phoenix birds in profile – to both sides. In the
with a bare belly. He is holding a garland with a money coin, a middle we find a lingzhi motif.
fly whisk and lingzhi.
Shape: Figural rounded shape with reticulation
Shape: Figural shape with drilled holes for suspension Dimensions: 5,2 x 5,6 cm
Dimensions: 4,5 cm (height), 2,4 cm (length), 1,3 cm (width) Condition: Good condition with fine hand patina
Condition: Good condition with fine hand patina Provenance: American Private collection
Provenance: Old Austrian Private collection, assembled in the
1930s to early 1950s Literature comparison: Christie’s, The Pavilion Sale -
Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, 6 October 2015,
㶭ẋ䘥䌱Ⱦ䤷㗇ȿ⮷㊪梦 HONG KONG, lot 22 (for another example of a double
⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑 phoenix pendant, of comparable size and dating).
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ侩㓞啷炻ᶲᶾ䲨ᶱ⋩⸜ẋ军Ḽ⋩⸜ẋ攻岤ℍ
㶭ẋ䘥䌱Ⱦ暁沛ȿ㊪梦
Estimate EUR 200,- ⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑
Starting price EUR 100,- 伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷
Estimate EUR 400,-
Starting price EUR 200,-
18 20
A WHITE JADE QING DYNASTY ‘BOY AND LOTUS’ A QING DYNASTY WHITE JADE PENDANT OF TWO
PENDANT MONKEYS WITH PEACH
White jade of translucent quality with natural inclusions, White jade of translucent quality, smooth surface polish
smooth surface polish China, Qing Dynasty
China, Qing Dynasty
Jade pendants showing the auspicious “monkeys with
Jade pendants showing the auspicious “boy and lotus” motif peach” motif were high in demand during the Qing
were popular during the Qing Dynasty and symbolizing the Dynasty and a symbol for promotion to a higher position
wish for a male offspring. This example is well rounded, and longevity. This example is well rounded, showing the
showing the boy in a recumbent posture inside a large lotus monkeys with the outsized peach between them and the
leaf and holding onto a branch on which we find a lotus imagery bearing reticulation for suspension.
blossom. A russet inclusion in the material has been cleverly
used for the boy’s tuft of hair. Shape: Figural rounded shape with reticulation
Dimensions: 5,5 cm (height), 5,2 cm (length), 2 cm (width)
Shape: Figural rounded shape with reticulation Condition: Good condition with fine hand patina
Dimensions: 6,3 cm (height), 4,2 cm (length), 2,4 cm (width) Provenance: Dutch collection
Condition: Good condition with fine hand patina
Provenance: American Private collection Literature comparison: Sotheby’s, IMPORTANT CHINESE
ART, 06 APRIL 2016, HONG KONG, lot 3708 (for a white
Literature comparison: Sotheby’s, PLAYTHINGS FROM THE jade group with the same subject and almost identical
COLLECTION OF EDWARD T. CHOW, CHINESE CERAMICS posture of the larger monkey).
AND WORKS OF ART, 27 MAY 2014, HONG KONG lot 82
(for an 18th century white and russet jade carving with the 㶭ẋ䘥䌱Ⱦ暁䋜㌏㟫ȿ
same subject). ⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑
匟嗕䥩Ṣ㓞啷
㶭ẋ䘥䌱Ⱦ㊩咖䪍⫸ȿ㊪梦
⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑 Estimate EUR 600,-
伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷 Starting price EUR 300,-
Estimate EUR 400,-
Starting price EUR 200,-
22 2321
AN IMPORTANT MUTTON FAT WHITE JADE ‘LION’ FANGGU
VASE, QIANLONG PERIOD
White mutton fat jade, excellent surface polish, with original ebony
base, in fitted box
China, Qianlong period
This Qianlong period masterpiece displays superior carving quality
with stellar attention to detail, best visible at the intricate fur of the
beast or the archaistic décor of the vase. The Buddhist lion appears
to be guarding the archaistic vase which could have been used as a
brush holder. The vase is adorned with neatly incised Taotie masks and
geometric patterns, the lion with curly hair, an expressive spine and a
bushy tail.
Jade vases modelled in the form of archaic gu bronzes were popular in
the 18th century. This piece is an outstanding example though – due to
its figural shape and the most precious mutton fat material. Rounding
off the composition is the masterly carved original ebony base in form
of a table in a garden with lingzhi funguses.
Shape: Figural shape
Dimensions: 12,4 cm (maximum extension, measured from tip of vase
to tip of tail) 9,5 cm (height), 7,5 cm (length), 6 cm (width); Height with
base 12 cm
Condition: Excellent condition with fine hand patina
Provenance: American private collection - acquired 1973 at C.C. Tih
gallery in Hong Kong (see published original invoice)
Literature comparison: For three other 18th century white jade
gu-shaped vases see Sotheby’s, FINE CHINESE JADES FROM THE
THOMPSON-SCHWAB COLLECTION, 09 NOVEMBER 2016, LONDON,
lot 1 - Sotheby’s, IMPORTANT CHINESE ART, 13 SEPTEMBER 2017, NEW
YORK, lot 222 and Christie’s, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art,
New York, 21 - 22 March 2013, lot 1388. For a mutton fat white jade
carving of a Buddhist lion seal see Sotheby’s, FINE CHINESE CERAMICS
& WORKS OF ART, 08 OCTOBER 2009, HONG KONG, lot 1689.
Ḧ昮⸜攻慵天伲傪䘥䌱䋭⫸㕡䧨
伲傪䘥䌱炻堐朊㹹䳘兑炻⍇墅䁷㛐⸽⹏炻䙺⫸
ᷕ⚳炻Ḧ昮⸜攻
忁ẞ⸡昮㗪㛇䘬‹ἄ栗䣢↢䔞㗪⋻崲䘬晽⇣㈨喅炻䳘䭨䱦晽䳘䏊炻⯌℞橼
䎦⛐䋭㮃ㆾ剙䒞⎌刚⎌楁䘬䲳梦ᷕˤ ἃ䋭ἄ䇚➟㝬⬰嬟叿ầ⎌剙䒞ˤ䒞
幓梦㚱㔜滲↯√䘬棽棖䲳⸦ỽ⚾㟰炻䋭⫸㑩㚱㌚㚚䘬檫㮃炻㚱堐䎦≃
䘬傲㞙㽫⭮䘬⯦ˤ
ẍ⎌ẋ曺戭☐䁢㧋⺷䘬䌱☐剙䒞⛐⋩ℓᶾ䲨枿⍿㬉彶ˤ 忁ẞἄ⑩栗䃞㗗
ᶨᾳ‹↢䘬ἳ⫸炻䱦伶䘬晽䲳冯㚨䍵屜䘬伲傪䌱㕁ˤ⍇墅䁷㛐⸽⹏ẍ㟴⫸
䘬㧋⺷梦㚱曰剅䲳炻 㥳⚾⚻㼌ˤ
⼊䉨烉㕡䧨⼊
⯢⮠烉12,4 cmġĩ㷔慷⽆剙䒞⮾䪗⇘⸽䪗䘬㚨⣏⺞ỠĪġ9,5x7,5x6 cmġĩ檀Ź攟
Źġ⮔Īļġ⸽⹏檀ġ12 cm
⑩䚠㤝⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑
伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷炻岤㕤1973⸜楁㷗C.C. Tih喅 (夳⓮㤕䘤䤐⍇ẞ)
㔯䌣⍫侫烉℞ṾᶱẞἮ冒⋩ℓᶾ䲨䘬䘥䌱䧨⼊䒞⎗夳喯㭼˪Ἦ冒
THOMPSON-SCHWAB㓞啷䘬ᷕ⚳䌱☐˫2016⸜11㚰9㖍炻ΐ㔎炻1嘇㉵
⑩ – 喯㭼˪慵天ᷕ⚳喅埻˫炻2017⸜9㚰13㖍炻䲸䲬炻222嘇㉵⑩ẍ⍲Ἓ
⢓⼿˪ᷕ⚳昞䒟冯ⶍ喅⑩˫炻䲸䲬炻2013⸜3㚰21-22㖍炻1388嘇㉵⑩ˤᶨẞ
伲傪䌱晽ἃ䋭⌘䪈⎗夳喯㭼˪ᷕ⚳昞䒟冯ⶍ喅⑩˫炻2009⸜10㚰8㖍炻楁
㷗炻1689嘇㉵⑩ˤ
Estimate EUR 12.000,-
Starting price EUR 6.000,-
24 2522
A LARGE 4-PART WHITE JADE ‘PRINCE
UNDERNEATH PINE TREE’ CARVING, QING
DYNASTY
Pure white jade with very few russet inclusions,
excellent polish
China, Qing Dynasty
This well-carved, reticulated jade relief consist of 4
parts and was meticulously carved in openwork and
with fine incised details. Originally most certainly
used as an inlay for a for a folding or table screen
or another object made from wood, this carving
impresses through its size and the even with color.
The three larger parts make up a tall pine tree with
a horizontal branch reaching out to the left. The last
part depicts a youthful nobleman holding a jue vessel
in his left hand.
Shape: Figural shape, reticulated.
Dimensions: 29,5 cm (height of the assembled
tree), 11 cm (maximum width of the tree), 6 x 3,5
(dimensions of the human figure)
Condition: Good condition with fine hand patina.
Tiny chip to the prince’s thumb.
Provenance: American private collection
Literature comparison: For examples of Jade inlaid
artworks of the period see Christie’s, Fine Chinese
Ceramics and Works of Art Part I and Part II Including
Original 18th century ebony base to lot 21, carved in form of a trapezoid Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections,
table standing in a garden on serrated rockwork, surrounded by lingzhi 24 March 2011, NEW YORK, lot 1380 or Sotheby’s,
FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART,
INCLUDING PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF
THE ALBRIGHT-KNOX ART GALLERY, 19 MARCH
2007 - 20 MARCH 2007, NEW YORK lot 628.
㶭ẋ⣏✳䘥䌱Ⱦ㜦ᶳ䌳⫸ȿ4ẞ䳬㒢ẞ
⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑炻䌳⫸䘬㉯㊯ᶲ㚱ṃ⽖䡽㎵
伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷
Estimate EUR 1.500,-
Starting price EUR 750,-
Dorsal view of lot 21 Invoice for lot 21, from C.C. Tih Gallery, Hong Kong 1973
26 2723
AN EXTREMELY RARE QIANLONG PERIOD
CINNABAR LACQUER EMBELLISHED JADE BOWL
Celadon and grey streaked jade, smooth surface polish,
cinnabar lacquer
China, Qianlong Period (1736-1795)
This unique jade and lacquer bowl dates to the Qianlong
period and there is only one other cinnabar lacquer
embellished bowl published according to our records
(please see literature comparison further below).
The jade bowl is delicately carved to perfection, with a
flared rim and an accentuated round foot. The exterior is
covered with red lacquer carved to depict two Imperial,
five-clawed dragons in chase of the magical pearl. The
scenery is set against a dense cloud foliage and whilst
neck and foot rims show a plain border, a fine leaf band
is adorning the lower part.
The 18th century was a period of experimentation in
which the Qianlong Emperor in particular, was very keen
to combine or simulate different materials – the bowl at
hand is a perfect example for those artistic efforts.
Shape: Bowl shape
Dimensions: 4,8cm (height), 9,5 cm (diameter)
Condition: Excellent condition with fine hand patina
Provenance: American Private collection
Literature comparison: Christie’s, The Imperial Sale
Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong
Kong, 31 May 2010, lot 1913 (for the only other known
example of a cinnabar lacquer embellished jade bowl, here
with lotus décor and bearing the Qianlong reign mark).
㤝℞份夳䘬Ḧ昮⸜攻䌱偶⇼䲭ȾḼ䇒佼漵ȿ䙴
曺䀘刚䌱炻堐朊㹹䳘兑炻⇼䲭㺮
ᷕ⚳炻Ḧ昮⸜攻 (1736-1795)
忁ᾳ䌐䈡䘬䌱冯㺮䘬䳬⎰䙴⎗ẍ徥㹗⇘Ḧ昮⸜攻ˤ㟡㒂ㆹ
Ᾱ䘬姀抬炻䚖⇵⎒㚱ᶨ夳⇼䲭㺮晽䠿↢䇰炷婳⍫教ᶳ朊䘬
㔯䌣⍫侫炸ˤ
䌱偶塓䱦⽫晽⇣侴ㆸ炻㐯⎋炻⚰嵛ˤ ⢾⢾⡩㛙㺮拎⛘ᶲ⇼
ℑ晣Ḽ䇒漵㇗䎈ˤ ⚃␐暚曏䑘丆炻柠悐嵛悐䘬怲䶋⸛✎炻
ᶳ悐⇯梦㚱䱦伶䘬⌟叱䲳ˤ
18ᶾ䲨㗗ᶨᾳ娎槿㛇炻䈡⇍㗗Ḧ昮䘯ⷅ朆ⷠ䅙堟㕤⎰Ἕㆾ
䳬⎰ᶵ⎴䘬㛸㕁 – 忁ᾳ䠿⯙㗗忁ṃ喅埻≒≃䘬⬴伶℠䭬ˤ
⼊䉨: 䠿⼊
⯢⮠烉檀 4,8cm炻䚜⼹9,5 cm
⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑
伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷
㔯䌣⍫侫烉Ἓ⢓⼿˪ᷕ⚳⭖⺟⽉墥喅埻䱦⑩ˣ慵天ᷕ⚳䒟☐
⍲ⶍ喅䱦⑩˫炻楁㷗炻2010⸜5㚰31㖍炻1913嘇㉵⑩炷䞍䘬
⎎ᶨẞ⽉墥䌱偶⇼䲭剙⋱䲳䙴炻拎⛘⇼咖剙䲳冯㍷慹⇣˪
⣏㶭Ḧ昮⸜墥˫䭮㚠㫦 炸
Estimate EUR 3.000,-
Starting price EUR 1.500,-
28 2924
A MING DYNASTY MOTTLED JADE CARVING OF A
RAM WITH LINGZHI
Celadon, brown and black mottled jade, smooth surface
polish
China, Ming Dynasty
This auspicious jade figurine of a recumbent ram shows
classical Ming Dynasty style. The animal is shown with
its legs tucked under the body and with straight horns
that are stretching along the back. The ram is holding
the stem of a lingzhi spray in its mouth and the fungus is
carved in high relief to one side.
Shape: Figural shape
Dimensions: 4,2 cm (height), 6,3 cm (length), 2,7 cm
(width)
Condition: Very good condition with fine hand patina
Provenance: American private collection
Literature comparison: Christie’s, Fine Chinese Ceramics
and Works of Art, London, 8 November 2011, lot 148 (for
a ram sculpture of similar style, yet less refined than our
example).
㖶ẋ曺䘥䌱Ⱦ伲埼曰剅ȿ㒢ẞ
䌱ℭ悐⏰曺刚墸刚⍲湹刚䴖䉨炻堐朊㹹䳘兑
ᷕ⚳炻㖶ẋ
忁⎒㕄幢叿䘬⎱䤍䌱伲⃭↮栗䣢Ḯ㖶ẋ⁛䴙䌱晽桐㟤ˤ⬫
䘬儧啷⛐幓橼ᶳ㕡炻伲奺㱧⼴側Ỡ⯽ˤ ℔伲䘬◜墉⣦叿曰
剅炻曚↢䘬曰剅晽⇣䱦伶ˤ
⼊䉨晐⼊
⯢⮠烉4,2x6,3x2,7 cm (檀x攟x ⮔)
⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑㹓㼌 25
伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷 A 17th / 18th CENTURY CELADON ⋩ᶫ军⋩ℓᶾ䲨曺䌱晽䋭⫸
㔯䌣⍫侫烉Ἓ⢓⼿˪ᷕ⚳昞䒟⍲ⶍ喅⑩˫炻ΐ㔎炻2011⸜11 AND RUSSET JADE ‘BUDDHIST LION’ 曺䌱ⷞ㰩炻堐朊㹹
㚰8㖍炻148嘇㉵⑩炷䚠Ụ忈✳䘬⮷伲炻Ữ㭼ㆹᾹ䘬㉵⑩㚜 CARVING ᷕ⚳炻⋩ᶫ军⋩ℓᶾ䲨
≈䱦䶣炸 Pale celadon color jade with russet
inclusions, smooth surface polish 忁ẞ䌱Ⱉ⫸晽⇣ㆸ䋭⫸再⦧ˤ ⬫䘬柕⚆廱
Estimate EUR 1.000,- China, 17th / 18th century ㈻ỷ冒䘬⯦炻⽆侴曚↢䈁滺ˤ䛤䤆䓇
Starting price EUR 500,- ≽炻⻝攳䘬滣⫼㲊㴒⼊䘬俛㛝炻⋈Ṣ㸾䡢
This jade pebble is carved in the shape ⛘㋽㋱ỷ共悐堐ねˤ⛐⯦悐⇵䇒ᷳ攻䘬
of a Buddhist lion, in a recumbent 㚚䶂嗽㚱ℑᾳ⮷䘬䵚䉨⋨➇炻䓐㕤ㆠ㍃ˤ
posture. The beast has its head turned to
grasp its own tail and thereby reveals a ⼊䉨烉 晐⼊侴晽
reticulated fang. The face with the bulging ⯢⮠烉3,4 x 7 x 4,8 cm (檀x攟x⮔)
eyes, flared nostrils and wavy ears is ⑩䚠列⤥炻 ⊭㻧䳘兑
expressively captured. At the curve of the ❫慴·㻊䥹Erik Hancock 㓞啷炻⸽悐⎗
tail and between the front paws are two 夳㓞啷㧁䯥⍇ẞ
small reticulated areas, for suspension. 㔯䌣⍫侫烉Ἓ⢓⼿˪ᷕ⚳䱦伶昞䒟冯ⶍ喅
⑩˫炻2017⸜11㚰7㖍炻ΐ㔎炻26嘇㉵⑩ (ᶨẞ
Shape: Figural rounded shape with ⎗䚠Ụ䘬曺䌱ⷞ㰩䋭⫸炻⯢⮠䦵⣏)
reticulation
Dimensions: 3,4 cm (height), 7 cm Estimate EUR 1.000,-
(length), 4,8 cm (width) Starting price EUR 500,-
Condition: Good condition with extensive
hand patina
Provenance: Collection of Erik Hancock;
original label on the underside
Literature comparison: Christie’s, Fine
Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, 7
November 2017, London, lot 26 (for a
comparable celadon and russet jade carving
of a Buddhist lion, slightly larger in size)
30 3126
A QING DYNASTY WHITE AND RUSSET JADE ‘BAT
AND LOTUS’ GROUP
White jade with sparse russet inclusions, smooth surface
polish
China, Qing Dynasty
This fine white jade pebble combines the two auspicious
motifs of the lotus and the bat in an ornate composition.
The carving in openwork is of high quality and the
very sparse russet inclusions add to the overall elegant
appearance. This example could either be used as a
paperweight or worn as a pendant.
Shape: Figural, longish shape with reticulation
Dimensions: 7,2 cm (height), 4,2 cm (length), 2,5 cm
(width)
Condition: Good condition with fine hand patina and few
tiny notches
Provenance: American Private collection
Literature comparison: Sotheby’s, PLAYTHINGS FROM THE
COLLECTION OF EDWARD T. CHOW, CHINESE CERAMICS
AND WORKS OF ART, 27 MAY 2014, HONG KONG lot 73
(for a white and russet jade carving with a similar subject
and of the same period and size).
㶭ẋ䘥䌱Ⱦ圁圈丷㝅ȿ
⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑炻⸦嗽庽⽖䡽䡘
伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷
Estimate EUR 500,- 28
Starting price EUR 250,- A SUPERBLY CARVED WHITE JADE GROUP Shape: Sculptural
OF FINGER CITRONS, QING DYNASTY, 18TH Dimensions: 9 cm (height)
27 CENTURY Condition: Excellent
AN 18th CENTURY CELADON AND RUSSET JADE White jade of high purity, with a good patina Provenance: American private collection
‘PEACH AND BATS’ PEBBLE and smooth surface finish
Light celadon color jade with russet inclusions, smooth China, Qianlong period 1736-1795 Literature comparison: Compare further
surface polish examples of finger citron, such as one in
China, 18th century or possibly earlier The naturalistically carved ‘Buddha’s hand’ the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, illustrated
attached to a leafy gnarled stalk suspending a in James C.Y. Watt, Chinese Jades from the
This jade pebble is carved in the shape of a peach with smaller attendant fruit, its ‘fingers’ extending Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle,
a little bat sitting on it and which is carved in high relief. sinuously and mingling at their tips, the 1989, pl. 79; another in the Alan and Simone
Natural russet color inclusions in the material have been translucent stone of an attractive even white Hartman collection, illustrated in Robert
used to highlight the creature and the darker colored tip color. Kleiner, Chinese Jades from the Collection
of the fruit. of Alan and Simone Hartman, Hong Kong,
A remarkable aspect of this carving is that both 1996, pl. 202; a third one in the Muwen Tang
The peach is a symbol of longevity, and the word for fruits are rendered in an early state of decay, Collection of Chinese Jades. Sotheby’s, Hong
bat in Chinese is fu which is a homophone for ‘blessing’. with their original form still being fully intact, Kong, December 1st,2016, lot 11.
Together the bat and peach form ‘fushou shuang quan’, a but the skin already showing some insect bite Naturalistic ‘insect bite’ carving
wish for good fortune and long life. and related signs of deterioration. By adding 㶭ẋ⋩ℓᶾ䲨䘥䌱晽⇣ἃㇳ ġto Jade surface
these minor yet clever details, the artist has 䘥䌱炻檀䲼炻⊭㻧䳘兑炻堐朊㹹 ġ
Shape: Figural rounded shape, two holes for suspension breathed more life into his work than seen on ᷕ⚳炻Ḧ昮(1736-1795) ġ
Dimensions: 5,2 cm (height), 6,5 cm (length), 2,7 cm (width) most other depictions of this subject matter. ġ
Condition: Good condition with extensive hand patina 冒䃞⛘晽⇣䘬“ἃㇳ”忋㍍叿ᶨᾳ㝅叱䷩努䘬䰿 ⯢⮠烉檀9 cm
Provenance: American private collection, collector’s Exquisitely modelled and polished to a smooth 匾炻ㆠ㍃叿庫⮷䘬⮷㝄⮎炻⬫䘬“ㇳ㊯”⮾䪗⺞Ỡ ⑩䚠㤝⤥
number to underside yet highly tactile finish, the present piece is an ᷎㶟⎰⛐ᶨ崟ˤ忁⟲䘥䌱⋲德㖶㤝℟忁⏠⺽≃ˤ 伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷
impressive display of the technical expertise of 㔯䌣⍫侫烉℞Ṿἃㇳἄ⑩炻⎗夳大晭⚾伶埻棐炻
Literature comparison: Sotheby’s, QING DYNASTY JADES craftsmen working during the Qianlong period. 征ẞ晽⇣ἄ⑩䘬ᶨ᷒㗦䛨䈡䁡㗗炻᷌䥵㝄⭆悥⢬ 啷⑩↢䇰ḶJames C.Y. Watt˪大晭⚾伶埻棐ᷕ⚳
FROM A HONG KONG COLLECTION, 01 JUNE 2017, HONG The Buddha’s hand citron, which takes its name Ḷ堘侩䘬㖑㛇䉞⾩炻℞⍇⥳⼊⾩⬴⤥㖈㌇炻Ữ堐 䌱☐㓞啷˫炻大晭⚾炻1989, ⚾ 79烊℞Ṿ⤪ Alan
KONG, lot 45 (for a comparable peach and bat group, yet from the shape of its fruit that resembles the 䙖乷↢䍘ᶨṃ㖮嘓⎖䚠ㅱ䘬堘侩御尉ˤ and Simone Hartman collection, ↢䇰Ḷ Robert
of larger size) idealized digit-form fingers of the Buddha, 忂彯⡆≈征ṃ⮷Ữ奨⮇䳘⽖䘬乮刪炻刢㛗⭞ᷢṾ Kleiner ˪Ἦ冒Alan and Simone Hartman㓞啷䘬
has a strong fragrance and is used as an altar 䘬ἄ⑩㲐ℍḮ㚜⣂䘬䓇␥炻侴ᶵ㗗⤪℞Ṿ⣏⣂㔘 ᷕ⚳䌱☐˫楁㷗炻1996, ⚾ 202; 䫔ᶱẞ⛐ ˪Ḽ⽟
⋩ℓᶾ䲨曺䌱Ⱦ䤷⢥ȿⰙ⫸ offering during the New Year celebration. Ṣ⮡征᷒ᷣ桀䘬⇣䔓ˤ ⅘㶭—㰸㔯➪啷ᷕ⚳䌱晽˫炻喯㭼炻楁㷗炻2016
⑩䚠列⤥炻⣏朊䧵䳘兑⊭㻧 The first character of its name fo, is a pun for ⸜12㚰1㖍炻11嘇㉵⑩ˤ
伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷炻䌱ㆺℭ“⎗夳啷⭞䶐嘇 fu (‘blessings’ and ‘riches’), while the second 䘥䌱堐朊㽌䳘兑炻忁ẞἄ⑩㗗Ḧ昮㗪㛇ⶍ⋈Ᾱ
character, shou, is homophonous for longevity. 䘬檀㸃晽⇣㈨埻ẌṢ⌘尉㶙⇣䘬慵䎦ˤ Estimate EUR 1.000,-
Estimate EUR 500,- Fitted hardwood base. 晐⼊侴晽 Starting price EUR 500,-
Starting price EUR 250,-
32 3329 32
A PIERCED CELADON JADE ‘BUTTERFLY’ PLAQUE, QING DYNASTY Total length (necklace): 45 cm A QING DYNASTY PALE CELADON JADE CARVING
Celadon jade of even color, smooth surface polish Condition: Excellent condition with fine hand patina OF TWO CATS
Onyx and coral necklace with gilt silver clasp and ornaments (marked Sterling at the clasp) Provenance: American private collection Light celadon jade with ochre and milky white inclusions,
China, Qing Dynasty (plaque) Europe, 20th century (necklace mounting) smooth surface polish
㶭ẋ曺䌱Ⱦ圜圞ȿ䌱䇴㊪梦 China, Qing Dynasty
The centerpiece of this stylish necklace is an original Qing Dynasty celadon jade butterfly ⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑
plaque. It is carved and pierced in fine openwork and incised to both sides. Not only is the 伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷 Jade pendants showing the auspicious “double-cat”
butterfly a traditional symbol for beauty and love, but also longevity, in Chinese tradition. motif were high in demand during the Qing Dynasty. This
Estimate EUR 400,- example is well rounded, showing the playful cats curled
Shape: Figural shape (plaque) Necklace Starting price EUR 200,- towards each other with reticulation for suspension.
Dimensions (plaque): 6,3 cm (height), 8,7 cm (length), 0,4 cm (width)
Shape: Figural rounded shape with reticulation
Dimensions: 4 cm (height), 4 cm (length), 2,3 cm (width)
30 Condition: Good condition with fine hand patina
A RETICULATED CELADON JADE PLAQUE, QING Provenance: Austrian Private collection
DYNASTY 31
Celadon jade of even color with sparse dark grey A QING DYNASTY PALE Condition: Good condition with Literature comparison: Bonham’s, FINE CHINESE ART, 10
inclusions, smooth surface polish CELADON JADE ‘CAT AND fine hand patina Nov 2016, LONDON, NEW BOND STREET, lot 60 (for a
China, Qing Dynasty BUTTERFLY’ GROUP Provenance: American Private comparable pendant, carved from yellow & russet jade).
Light celadon color jade with collection
This finely carved and pierced circular plaque shows russet inclusions, the back of the 㶭ẋ曺䘥䌱晽Ⱦℑ晣⮷尻ȿ
auspicious fruits such as lychee, kumquats or peaches in cat of a milky white hue, smooth Literature comparison: Sotheby’s, ⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑
a dense arrangement. The plaque is slightly curved, and a surface polish THE MUWEN TANG COLLECTION ⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷
perfect circle is framing the imagery. China, Qing Dynasty OF CHINESE JADES, 01
DECEMBER 2016, HONG KONG, Estimate EUR 200,-
Shape: Round shape, reticulation Small jade pebbles showing the lot 125 (for another example of Starting price EUR 100,-
Dimensions: 10,5 cm (diameter) “cat and butterfly” motif were a “cat and butterfly” group of
Condition: Excellent condition despite the many fragile popular during the Qing Dynasty comparable size and dating yet
bridges, fine hand patina and a symbol for reaching an old depicting two cats and carved
Provenance: Old Austrian Private collection, assembled in age. This example could either be from white & russet jade).
the 1930s to early 1950s used as a paperweight or worn as
a pendant. 㶭ẋ曺䘥䌱Ⱦ⮷尻㇗圞ȿ
㶭ẋ曺䌱掌䨢晽Ⱦẁ㟫ȿἑ梦 ⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑
⑩䚠㤝⤥炻⃀䭉⸦嗽忋㍍嗽傮⻙炻⊭㻧䳘兑 Shape: Figural rounded shape 伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ侩㓞啷炻ᶲᶾ䲨ᶱ⋩⸜ẋ军Ḽ⋩⸜ẋ攻岤ℍ with reticulation
Dimensions: 5 cm (height), 4,5 cm Estimate EUR 400,-
Estimate EUR 400,- (length), 2,3 cm (width) Starting price EUR 200,-
Starting price EUR 200,-
34 3533
AN 18 TH CENTURY CELADON AND RUSSET JADE LOTUS
VASE
Pale celadon with sparse russet inclusions, excellent polish
China, 18th century
The vase itself takes the shape of a curved lotus leaf with
an undulated mouth and incised veins. Partially showing
reticulation the vase is overgrown by smaller lotus leaves and a
blossom. The stems of the plants form the encircled base.
Shape: Elongated, figural shape
Dimensions: 11 cm (height), 6 cm (length), 2,5 cm (width)
Condition: Excellent condition with fine hand patina
Provenance: British collection
Literature comparison: Christie’s, Chinese Ceramics, Works of
Art and Textiles, London, South Kensington, 17 May 2013, lot
1267 (for another lotus jade vase of similar size and dating to
the same period).
⋩ℓᶾ䲨曺䌱ⷞ䙖咖叱䒞
曺䌱ⷞ㰩炻堐朊㹹䳘兑
ᷕ⚳炻⋩ℓᶾ䲨
剙䒞㛔幓⏰㚚䘬咖剙叱⼊䉨炻䒞⎋崟ặˤ䒞幓⯨悐央味⮷咖叱
⍲咖剙ˤ䒞嵛悐ỵ咖叱匾悐䑘丆ˤ
⼊䉨烉晐㢵䈑⼊䉨⺞Ỡ
⯢⮠烉11x6x2,5 cm (檀x攟x⮔)
⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑
劙⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷
㔯䌣⍫侫烉Ἓ⢓⼿˪ᷕ⚳昞䒟ˣⶍ喅⑩⍲䷼䈑˫炻ΐ㔎炻⋿偗彃
枻炻2013⸜5㚰17㖍炻1267嘇㉵⑩ (⎎ᶨ䚠Ụ⯢⮠⍲⸜ẋ䘬
䌱咖䒞)
Estimate EUR 1.200,-
Starting price EUR 600,-
36 3735
A TRANSLUCENT SPINACH line in the material
GREEN MUGHAL STYLE Provenance: Hungarian private
‘LOTUS’ JADE BOWL, QING collection
DYNASTY
The jade carved in high relief, the Literature comparison: Fine
mineral being of almost absolutely Chinese Ceramics and Works
flawless dark-green color, with a of Art. Sotheby’s, Hong Kong,
good and smooth surface finish April 8th, 2014, lot 3071. (for a
China, 18th – 19th century pair of translucent white jade
bowls, showing a related carving
With a circumferential band of technique)
raised lotus flowers accompanied
34 by the vines and leaves, the 㶭ẋ䡏䌱ㆆ⃨丷㝅大䔒咖䲳䌱䠿
A LARGE BROWN, CELADON AND WHITE JADE MOUNTAIN BOULDER, QING DYNASTY lip surrounded by a traditional 檀㴖晽炻ㆸ㶙䵈炻堐朊㹹㼌㽌ġᷕ
Celadon and brown jade with russet and white inclusions, smooth surface polish, with wooden base band of ruyi, the raised foot ⚳炻⋩ℓ军⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġ
China, Qing Dynasty rim surrounded by a formalized ġ
chrysanthemum petal band. 䠿⢾⡩ᶨ⚰丷㝅大哫咖䲳炻䠿⒯㱧ġ
Most intriguing about this boulder is the use of the various hues in the jade material. The show ␐晽⇣叿⁛䴙䘬⤪シ䲳炻↠崟䘬儛ġ
side features the portrayal of a scholar walking with his stick in a mountainous landscape with pine This bowl is an interesting 怲ᶨ⚰咖剙䒋䲳ˤġ
trees. The wanderer is carved in a grotto like-reserve and shows white color, standing out beautifully example of two cultures meeting ġ
against the brown speckled celadon color of the surrounding. The backside bears incised archaic in one single design. The 忁ᾳ䠿㗗ℑ䧖㔯⊾⛐ᶨᾳ姕妰ᷕ䚠ġ
script as well as an apocryphal Yongzheng mark. traditional Chinese is represented 忯䘬㚱嵋ἳ⫸ˤġ⁛䴙䘬ᷕ⚳㔯⊾ġ
by a strictly formal ruyi band, ⛐忁塷塓堐䎦䇚㟤⺷⊾⤪シ䲳炻侴ġ
Shape: Vertical boulder shape, curved wooden longish base while the Mughal is represented ㆆ⃨䌳㛅⯽䎦䘬㗗丷㝅大䔒咖
Dimensions: 13 cm (height), 10,5 cm (length), 4 cm (width) by a no less formal, yet completely 䲳ˤ䠿⼊ġ⯢⮠烉IJijġŤŮġĩ䚜⼹Īġ
Condition: Excellent condition with fine hand patina different band of aligned ⑩䚠㤝⤥炻堡㚱ᶨ㡅䞕䞕䘬⣑䃞ġ
Provenance: American private collection geometric Chrysanthemum petals. ⡻≃䲳ġ
The large flower band is situated ⊰䈁⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷ġ
㶭ẋ⣏✳曺䘥䌱Ⱉ⫸ in the center between those 㔯䌣⍫侫烉˪ᷕ⚳䱦伶昞䒟ⶍ喅ġ
⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑 two smaller bands and bears ⑩˫炻喯㭼炻楁㷗炻ijıIJĵ⸜ĵ㚰ġĹ
伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷 characteristics from both cultures. 㖍炻ĴıĸIJ嘇㉵⑩炷ᶨ⮵⋲德㖶䘥䌱ġ
䠿炻䚠役晽⇣喅埻炸
Estimate EUR 1.000,- Shape: Bowl
Starting price EUR 500,- Dimensions: 12 cm (diameter) Estimate EUR 1.000,-
Condition: Excellent condition Starting price EUR 500,-
with only one short natural stress
38 3936
A KANGXI PERIOD CELADON AND Provenance: Old Austrian Private collection,
RUSSET JADE RUYI SCEPTER assembled in the 1930s to early 1950s
Celadon jade of even color with russet
inclusions, excellent surface polish Literature comparison: Christie’s, Important
China, Kangxi period (1662 – 1722) Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong
Kong, 29 November 2017, lot 2926 (for a
Finely finished to a smooth and highly very similar sceptre of slightly larger size).
tactile polish, this piece is notable for the
attractive combination of sophisticated high 䅁⸜攻曺䘥䌱晽⤪シ
relief and open work carving. The scepter 曺䘥䌱炻堐朊㹹
is naturalistically carved as a large branch of ᷕ⚳炻䅁⸜攻 (1662 – 1722)
lingzhi, with the largest cap forming the head
of the scepter, surmounted by a small forked 䳘兑䱦䶣䘬堐朊㹹炻檀⹎㉳炻忁ẞἄ
lingzhi branch. A small bat can be found on ⑩ẍ㤝℞䷩墯䘬㴖晽攳㓦⺷晽⇣侴ㆸˤ
the scepter head as well. The knotted shaft is ⤪シ㪲㛾塓冒䃞⛘晽⇣ㆸ曰剅䘬ᶨ⣏↮㓗炻
encircled by further smaller openwork lingzhi 㚨⣏䘬曰剅柕⼊ㆸḮ㪲㛾䘬柕悐炻嶐崲Ḯ
branches. ᶨᾳ⮷⍱⼊䘬曰剅↮㓗ˤ⛐㛾柕ᶲ⎗ẍ㈦⇘
ᶨ晣⮷圁圈ˤㇻ䳸䘬庠塓㚜⮷䘬德晽曰剅↮
Ruyi scepters, by definition, are propitious 㓗⊭⚵ˤ
objects favored for their shape, which
represents the expression ‘as you wish’ and 栏⎵⿅佑炻⤪シẋ堐叿Ⱦ⤪Ἀ栀ȿ炻冯冯
for their similarity to lingzhi, the immortality 曰剅忁䧖ᶵ㛥却栆㚱䚠Ụᷳ嗽ˤ
fungus.
䌱☐⛐⋩ℓᶾ䲨ᷳ⇵⼰⮹↢䎦炻⚈䁢⣏⟲䌱
Jade scepters were rarely made prior to 䞛䘬䦨仢⿏炻1760⸜⸛⭂㕘䔮ᷳ⼴ㇵ攳⥳⣏
the 18th century given the scarcity of large ㈡慷䓇䓊炻㬌㫉䴙ᶨ䡢ᾅḮ⮵䎦Ṳ㕘䔮䘬㜙
boulders and only became available in larger 䨩⍍㕗✎䵕⏦䇦⛘⋨䘬㍏⇞ˤ忁ṃ⛘⋨䘬侉
quantities after the Western campaigns of 侈ⶐ䞛塓ⷞ⇘Ḯ⭖⺟炻⛐恋墉㚨⤥䘬䞛㕁塓
1760, which secured control over the area of ⽉䓐ⶍ⋈Ᾱẍ⍲喯ⶆ䘬䌱☐ⶍ⛲ㆾ侭㶖㱛
Uyghur region of Eastern Turkistan, in present 攟䤧䔞⯨䘬ⶍἄṢ⒉晽⇣侴ㆸˤ
day Xinjiang. Jade boulders from these areas
were brought to the court, where the best ⼊䉨烉晐⼊侴晽
specimens were selected to be carved by ⯢⮠烉 35x7,5x3,5 cm (檀x攟x ⮔)
artisans working in the palace workshop, ⑩䚠烉⮵庠ᶲ悐㚱ᶨ嗽ᾖ⽑炻⊭㻧㤝⤥
in the jade workshops of Suzhou or in ⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ侩㓞啷炻ᶲᶾ䲨ᶱ⋩⸜ẋ军Ḽ⋩
those belonging to the Huai and Changlu ⸜ẋ⇅岤ℍ
administrations. 㔯䌣⍫侫烉Ἓ⢓⼿˪慵天ᷕ⚳䒟☐冯ⶍ喅
⑩˫炻楁㷗炻2017⸜11㚰29㖍炻2926嘇㉵
Shape: Figural shape ⑩ (朆ⷠ䚠Ụ䘬ᶨẞ⤪シ炻⯢⮠䦵⣏)ˤ
Dimensions: 35 cm (height), 7,5 cm (length),
3,5 cm (width) Estimate EUR 7.000,-
Condition: One repair to upper part of shaft; Starting price EUR 3.500,-
excellent hand patina
40 4137
AN 18 TH CENTURY JADE ‘BOY AND LOTUS’ CARVING
Pale celadon jade of even color and translucent quality, natural veins
mainly to backside, smooth surface polish
China, 18th century
This well-rounded jade carving has been used as a paperweight or could
be worn as a pendant. It features the auspicious “boy and lotus” motif,
symbolizing the wish for a male offspring. The smiling boy is portrayed
in a recumbent posture, inside a large lotus leaf, and holding onto the
curved stem of the lotus blossom we see on the underside. A vivid
miniature sculpture with fine details.
Shape: Figural rounded shape with reticulation
Dimensions: 6 cm (height), 4,6 cm (length), 2,7 cm (width)
Condition: Excellent condition with fine hand patina
Provenance: Old Austrian Private collection, assembled in the 1930s to
early 1950s
Literature comparison: Sotheby’s, PLAYTHINGS FROM THE COLLECTION
OF EDWARD T. CHOW, CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 27
MAY 2014, HONG KONG lot 82 (for another 18th century white and russet
jade carving with the same subject).
⋩ℓᶾ䲨Ⱦ㊩咖䪍⫸ȿ䌱晽
⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ侩㓞啷炻ᶲᶾ䲨ᶱ⋩⸜ẋ军Ḽ⋩⸜ẋ攻岤ℍ
Various detail views of lot 36 Estimate EUR 1.000,-
Starting price EUR 500,-
42 4338
THREE WHITE JADE PLAQUES FOR RUYI SCEPTER, QING DYNASTY
White jade with a slight pale celadon tint, few natural inclusions, excellent surface polish.
Silver mountings.
China, Qing Dynasty
These three silver-mounted jade plaques were originally the inlays of a wooden Ruyi sceptre.
The sceptre head plaque shows an undulated shape and is carved with the scenery of two
scholars and a pupil in a mountainous landscape. The central plaque bears the portrayal of
Shoulao underneath a pine tree and finally the bottom plaque is adorned with the vivid portrayal
of a horse in flight. The color graduation of the plaques is getting lighter from top to bottom,
the head piece showing a visible pale celadon tint whereas the horse plaque is pure white.
Ruyi scepters, by definition, are propitious objects favored for their shape, which represents
the expression ‘as you wish’ and for their similarity to lingzhi, the immortality fungus.
Shape: Undulated respectively ovoid shapes
Dimensions: 14 x 12 cm (largest plaque), 11 x 6,5 cm (middle plaque), 6,5 x 7 cm (smallest
plaque)
Condition: Very good condition and fine hand patina
Provenance: Old Austrian Private collection, assembled in the 1930s to early 1950s
Literature comparison: for two examples of Ruyi scepters with white jade plaques see
Sotheby’s, FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 08 APRIL 2010, HONG KONG,
lot 1887 or Sotheby’s, FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 10 NOVEMBER 2010,
LONDON, lot 308.
㶭ẋ⤪シᶲ䘬ᶱ⟲䘥䌱晽䌱㜧
䘥䌱炻䔍㚱曺刚炻ṃ⽖⣑䃞䴖䉨䈑炻堐朊㹹炻搚戨
ᷕ⚳炻㶭ẋ
忁ᶱ⟲戨搚䌱㜧⍇Ἦ㗗ᶨ⟲㛐⤪シ㪲㛾䘬橼ˤ 㪲㛾柕㜧⏰㲊㴒⼊炻晽⇣叿Ⱉ㯜ᷕℑỵ㔯⢓
℞䪍⫸ˤ ᷕ⣖䘬䌱䇴ᶲ晽⇣叿㜦ᶳ⢥侩炻⸽悐䘬䌱䇴墅梦叿䓇≽䘬楔⋡ˤ 䌱䇴㔹⟲䘬柷刚㻠
嬲⽆枪悐⇘⸽悐嬲庽炻柕悐悐↮⏰䎦⎗夳呤䘥䘬曺刚婧炻侴楔⋡㗗䲼䘥刚䘬ˤ
⤪シ㪲㛾栏⎵⿅佑炻尉⽝叿Ⱦ⤪Ἀ栀ȿ
炻⬫Ᾱ冯曰剅忁ᶵ㛥却栆㚱叿䚠Ụᷳ嗽ˤ
⼊䉨烉㨊⚻⼊
⯢⮠烉↮⇍䇚14 x 12 cm 炻11 x 6,5 cm 冯6,5 x 7
⑩䚠㤝⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ侩㓞啷炻ᶲᶾ䲨ᶱ⋩⸜ẋ军Ḽ⋩⸜ẋ⇅岤ℍ
㔯䌣⍫侫烉ℑẞ䘥䌱晽⤪シ㪲㛾ᶲ䘬䌱㜧⎗夳喯㭼˪ᷕ⚳昞䒟冯ⶍ喅⑩˫炻2010⸜4㚰8㖍炻楁
㷗炻1887嘇㉵⑩冯喯㭼˪ᷕ⚳昞䒟冯ⶍ喅⑩˫炻2010⸜11㚰10㖍炻ΐ㔎炻308嘇㉵⑩
Estimate EUR 2.000,-
Starting price EUR 1.000,-
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