15th Oct, 2021 10:00

TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism

 
  Lot 118
 

118

A WHITE JADE ‘DAJI’ PENDANT, QING DYNASTY
清代“大吉”白玉牌

Sold for €2,528

including Buyer's Premium


Lot details

China, 18th-19th century. Carved and neatly incised in relief with the characters ‘daji’ (Great Fortune) to each side. The double-gourd with a raised border, the upper section flanked by two bats in flight and the lower by lingzhi sprigs, both carved in openwork. The translucent stone of an even white color.

Provenance: The property of a Gentleman in the United Kingdom.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and microscopic nibbles here and there, the stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time.

Weight: 41.3 g (excl. stand)
Dimensions: Height 7.3 cm

With a hinged wood stand from the early 20th century. (2)

Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related double-gourd pendant, dated 18th century, at Sotheby’s London in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 10 November 2010, lot 218, sold for GBP 8,125, another at Bonhams in Fine Chinese Works of Art on 24 June 2014, lot 8089, sold for USD 25,000 (part lot, together with a second white jade plaque, both undated), and a third at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Important Chinese Art on 7 October 2015, lot 3795, sold for HKD 325,000.

清代“大吉”白玉牌
中國,十八至十九世紀。雕刻整齊,葫蘆形開光内刻有“大吉”字樣。邊緣凸起,上方兩側蝙蝠,下部為靈芝,均鏤空雕刻。 均勻的白色半透明玉料。

來源:英國是一位紳士收藏
品相:狀況極佳,有輕微磨損和磕損,帶有天然裂縫的石頭,隨著時間的推移,其中一些裂縫可能已經發展成細小的髮絲裂縫。

重量:41.3 克 (不含底座)
尺寸:高7.3 厘米

二十世紀初木底座可以用於懸挂。 (2)

拍賣結果比較:一件十八世紀玉葫蘆,見倫敦蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2010年11月10日 lot 218, 售價GBP 8,125 ;另一件邦翰思Fine Chinese Works of Art 2014年6月24日 lot 8089, 售價USD 25,000 (該拍品組的其中一件,兩件都未定代);第三件見香港蘇富比 Important Chinese Art 2015年10月7日 lot 3795, 售價HKD 325,000。

 

China, 18th-19th century. Carved and neatly incised in relief with the characters ‘daji’ (Great Fortune) to each side. The double-gourd with a raised border, the upper section flanked by two bats in flight and the lower by lingzhi sprigs, both carved in openwork. The translucent stone of an even white color.

Provenance: The property of a Gentleman in the United Kingdom.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and microscopic nibbles here and there, the stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time.

Weight: 41.3 g (excl. stand)
Dimensions: Height 7.3 cm

With a hinged wood stand from the early 20th century. (2)

Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related double-gourd pendant, dated 18th century, at Sotheby’s London in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 10 November 2010, lot 218, sold for GBP 8,125, another at Bonhams in Fine Chinese Works of Art on 24 June 2014, lot 8089, sold for USD 25,000 (part lot, together with a second white jade plaque, both undated), and a third at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Important Chinese Art on 7 October 2015, lot 3795, sold for HKD 325,000.

清代“大吉”白玉牌
中國,十八至十九世紀。雕刻整齊,葫蘆形開光内刻有“大吉”字樣。邊緣凸起,上方兩側蝙蝠,下部為靈芝,均鏤空雕刻。 均勻的白色半透明玉料。

來源:英國是一位紳士收藏
品相:狀況極佳,有輕微磨損和磕損,帶有天然裂縫的石頭,隨著時間的推移,其中一些裂縫可能已經發展成細小的髮絲裂縫。

重量:41.3 克 (不含底座)
尺寸:高7.3 厘米

二十世紀初木底座可以用於懸挂。 (2)

拍賣結果比較:一件十八世紀玉葫蘆,見倫敦蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2010年11月10日 lot 218, 售價GBP 8,125 ;另一件邦翰思Fine Chinese Works of Art 2014年6月24日 lot 8089, 售價USD 25,000 (該拍品組的其中一件,兩件都未定代);第三件見香港蘇富比 Important Chinese Art 2015年10月7日 lot 3795, 售價HKD 325,000。

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