5th Mar, 2021 10:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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A PALE GRAY JADE ‘DRAGON’ SNUFF BOTTLE, LATE QING TO EARLY REPUBLIC
清末民初青灰色玉雲龍紋鼻烟壺
Sold for €2,022
including Buyer's Premium
China, 1840-1930. Reasonably well-hollowed, carved in shallow relief with a dragon emerging from scrolling clouds above crashing waves, heightened with black ink staining, the stone of a pale gray tone with cloudy white and darker gray shadings skillfully utilized by the lapidary in the depiction.
Provenance: Leslie Gifford Kilborn, USA, and thence by descent in the same family. Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972), son of Retta and Omar Kilborn, was born in Sichuan, China. He greatly advanced missionary work in Western China, was the author of multiple texts and served as dean of the College of Medicine of the West China Union University. In 1952, he left China and became a professor of physiology at the University of Hong Kong. Old collector’s label ‘99’ to base.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, minuscule nibbling to mouth and foot rim, the stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time.
Stopper: Moss agate cabochon
Weight: 57.3 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 66 mm. Diameter neck 16 mm and mouth 9 mm
清末民初青灰色玉雲龍紋鼻烟壺
中國，1840-1930年。掏膛得當，淺浮雕海上巨龍從雲中浮現，並用黑色墨水染色加深。淺灰色調的玉石帶有青白色和深灰色紋理，被寶石匠巧妙利用。
來源：美國Leslie Gifford Kilborn，自此保存在同一家族. Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972), Retta and Omar Kilborn的兒子，出生於中國四川。他極大地促進了中國西部的傳教工作，是多篇著作的作者，還曾擔任過華西聯合大學醫學院的院長。 1952年，他離開中國，成為香港大學生理學教授。
圖片：Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972, 左起第三位)
品相：狀況極佳，略有磨損，口和足邊緣有磕損，玉石具有天然裂紋，隨著時間的流逝，其中一些可能會發展成細小的裂縫。
壺蓋：苔蘚瑪瑙
重量：57.3 克
尺寸：含蓋總高66 毫米，頸部直徑16 毫米，嘴部直徑9 毫米
China, 1840-1930. Reasonably well-hollowed, carved in shallow relief with a dragon emerging from scrolling clouds above crashing waves, heightened with black ink staining, the stone of a pale gray tone with cloudy white and darker gray shadings skillfully utilized by the lapidary in the depiction.
Provenance: Leslie Gifford Kilborn, USA, and thence by descent in the same family. Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972), son of Retta and Omar Kilborn, was born in Sichuan, China. He greatly advanced missionary work in Western China, was the author of multiple texts and served as dean of the College of Medicine of the West China Union University. In 1952, he left China and became a professor of physiology at the University of Hong Kong. Old collector’s label ‘99’ to base.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, minuscule nibbling to mouth and foot rim, the stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time.
Stopper: Moss agate cabochon
Weight: 57.3 g
Dimensions: Height including stopper 66 mm. Diameter neck 16 mm and mouth 9 mm
清末民初青灰色玉雲龍紋鼻烟壺
中國，1840-1930年。掏膛得當，淺浮雕海上巨龍從雲中浮現，並用黑色墨水染色加深。淺灰色調的玉石帶有青白色和深灰色紋理，被寶石匠巧妙利用。
來源：美國Leslie Gifford Kilborn，自此保存在同一家族. Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972), Retta and Omar Kilborn的兒子，出生於中國四川。他極大地促進了中國西部的傳教工作，是多篇著作的作者，還曾擔任過華西聯合大學醫學院的院長。 1952年，他離開中國，成為香港大學生理學教授。
圖片：Leslie Gifford Kilborn (1895-1972, 左起第三位)
品相：狀況極佳，略有磨損，口和足邊緣有磕損，玉石具有天然裂紋，隨著時間的流逝，其中一些可能會發展成細小的裂縫。
壺蓋：苔蘚瑪瑙
重量：57.3 克
尺寸：含蓋總高66 毫米，頸部直徑16 毫米，嘴部直徑9 毫米
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