1st Mar, 2024 10:00
The No Reserve Dragon Sale
97
A RARE AND FINE WHITE JADE ‘FIVE BATS’ (WUFU) WEIGHT, 18TH CENTURY
十八世紀五福白玉鎮
Sold for €3,640
including Buyer's Premium
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
China. Finely carved to one side with a cluster of three bats and to the other with two nuzzling bats, each well detailed with neatly incised spread wings, round eyes, funnel shaped ears, and subtle fur markings. The translucent stone of a fine white tone with icy inclusions and scattered specks. Note that this weight may also serve as a brush rest.
Provenance: English trade.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and minuscule nibbling. The stone with natural inclusions and fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks.
Weight: 176.9 g
Dimensions: Length 9.2 cm
Please click here to read the full description
Literature comparison:
Compare a related bat group illustrated in René-Yvon Lefebvre d’Argencé, Chinese Jades in the Avery Brundage Collection, San Francisco, 1977, pl. XLVIII. Compare a related bat cluster published in Robert P. Youngman, The Youngman Collection: Chinese Jades From Neolithic to Qing, Chicago, 2008, pl. 195.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s London, 10 May 2017, lot 94
Price: GBP 67,500 or approx. EUR 109,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A white jade ‘wufu’ brushrest, Qing dynasty, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and wufu motif.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 7 October 2014, lot 101
Price: HKD 162,500 or approx. EUR 23,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A white and russet jade carving of five bats, Qing dynasty, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and wufu motif. Note the smaller size (6.6 cm).
点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)
十八世紀五福白玉鎮
中國。一面淺浮雕三隻蝙蝠，另一面浮雕著兩只蝙蝠。蝙蝠展開翅膀、圓眼睛、漏斗形耳朵和外皮細節。半透明的玉石呈細膩的白色，帶有絮狀內沁和分散的斑點。
來源：英國古玩交易。
品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和輕微磕損，玉料有天然的内沁和裂隙，其中一些可能發展成細小裂紋。
重量：176.9 克
尺寸：長 9.2 厘米
文獻比較：
比較一件相近的白玉蝠佩，見René-Yvon Lefebvre d’Argencé，《Chinese Jades in the Avery Brundage Collection》，舊金山，1977年，圖XLVIII。比較一件相近的 白玉蝠佩，見Robert P. Youngman，《The Youngman Collection: Chinese Jades From Neolithic to Qing》，芝加哥，2008年，圖195。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：倫敦蘇富比，2017年5月10日，lot 94
價格：GBP 67,500（相當於今日EUR 109,000）
描述：清十八世紀白玉五蝠筆擱
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和五蝠主題。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：香港佳士得，2014年10月7日，lot 101
價格：HKD 162,500（相當於今日EUR 23,000）
描述：十八世紀清代白玉留皮五蝠佩
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和五蝠主題。請注意尺寸較小(6.6厘米)。
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
China. Finely carved to one side with a cluster of three bats and to the other with two nuzzling bats, each well detailed with neatly incised spread wings, round eyes, funnel shaped ears, and subtle fur markings. The translucent stone of a fine white tone with icy inclusions and scattered specks. Note that this weight may also serve as a brush rest.
Provenance: English trade.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and minuscule nibbling. The stone with natural inclusions and fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks.
Weight: 176.9 g
Dimensions: Length 9.2 cm
Please click here to read the full description
Literature comparison:
Compare a related bat group illustrated in René-Yvon Lefebvre d’Argencé, Chinese Jades in the Avery Brundage Collection, San Francisco, 1977, pl. XLVIII. Compare a related bat cluster published in Robert P. Youngman, The Youngman Collection: Chinese Jades From Neolithic to Qing, Chicago, 2008, pl. 195.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s London, 10 May 2017, lot 94
Price: GBP 67,500 or approx. EUR 109,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A white jade ‘wufu’ brushrest, Qing dynasty, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and wufu motif.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 7 October 2014, lot 101
Price: HKD 162,500 or approx. EUR 23,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A white and russet jade carving of five bats, Qing dynasty, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and wufu motif. Note the smaller size (6.6 cm).
点此阅读中文翻译 (Chinese Translation)
十八世紀五福白玉鎮
中國。一面淺浮雕三隻蝙蝠，另一面浮雕著兩只蝙蝠。蝙蝠展開翅膀、圓眼睛、漏斗形耳朵和外皮細節。半透明的玉石呈細膩的白色，帶有絮狀內沁和分散的斑點。
來源：英國古玩交易。
品相：狀況極好，有輕微磨損和輕微磕損，玉料有天然的内沁和裂隙，其中一些可能發展成細小裂紋。
重量：176.9 克
尺寸：長 9.2 厘米
文獻比較：
比較一件相近的白玉蝠佩，見René-Yvon Lefebvre d’Argencé，《Chinese Jades in the Avery Brundage Collection》，舊金山，1977年，圖XLVIII。比較一件相近的 白玉蝠佩，見Robert P. Youngman，《The Youngman Collection: Chinese Jades From Neolithic to Qing》，芝加哥，2008年，圖195。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：倫敦蘇富比，2017年5月10日，lot 94
價格：GBP 67,500（相當於今日EUR 109,000）
描述：清十八世紀白玉五蝠筆擱
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和五蝠主題。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：香港佳士得，2014年10月7日，lot 101
價格：HKD 162,500（相當於今日EUR 23,000）
描述：十八世紀清代白玉留皮五蝠佩
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形和五蝠主題。請注意尺寸較小(6.6厘米)。
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