1st Mar, 2024 10:00
The No Reserve Dragon Sale
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A WHITE JADE ‘LYCHEE’ BOX AND COVER, LATE MING DYNASTY
明末白玉荔枝紋小蓋盒
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, 16th-17th century. The shallow box of oval form, carved and incised to the top with two lychees borne on a leafy branch, one lychee with a lozenge pattern, the other with double lined hexagons, all encircled by a line border. The sides carved with bands of stylized phoenixes and key-fret borders. The translucent stone is of a fine white color with a russet and dark gray vein. Note the broad foot rim.
Provenance: West Berkshire, United Kingdom, local trade. By repute acquired from a private estate.
Condition: Very good condition with expected old wear, little nibbling, a minuscule hairline and loss. The stone with natural inclusions and fissures.
Weight: 70.8 g
Dimensions: Length 6.6 cm
Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related celadon jade box and cover with lychee motif, Ming dynasty, in the National Palace Museum of Taiwan, image numbers K1C000839N000000000PAC and K1C000839N000000000PAB. Also compare a pale celadon jade ‘lychee’ box and cover of related form and decoration, 6.3 cm, Ming dynasty, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, accession number FE.154-1988.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 November 2016, lot 3446
Price: HKD 625,000 or approx. EUR 85,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A carved white jade 'lychee' box and cover, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century
Expert remark: Compare the similar color of the jade, the patterns of the lychees, and the size (7 cm). Note the slightly later dating of the piece.
明末白玉荔枝紋小蓋盒
中國，十六至十七世紀。橢圓形淺盒，盒蓋開光雕刻枝頭兩顆荔枝，紋理不同。蓋盒側面刻有卷葉紋。半透明白玉，帶有赤褐色和深灰色的紋理。橢圓形圈足。
來源：英國伯克郡西部古玩交易，據説購於私人收藏。
品相：狀況良好，有磨損、小刻痕和小缺損。玉料有天然內沁和裂隙
重量：70.8 克
尺寸：長6.6 厘米
文獻比較：
比較一件非常相近的明早中期玉荔枝紋盒，收藏於臺北故宮博物院，館藏編號K1C000839N000000000PAC和K1C000839N000000000PAB。比較一件明代青白玉荔枝紋蓋盒和相近的外形和裝飾，6.3 厘米，收藏於維多利亞與亞伯特博物館，館藏編號FE.154-1988.
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：香港佳士得，2016年11月30日，lot 3446
價格：HKD 625,000（相當於今日EUR 85,000）
描述：清十七/十八世紀白玉荔枝紋圓蓋盒
專家評論：比較相近的玉石顏色、荔枝紋和尺寸(7 厘米)。請注意年代較晚。
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
China, 16th-17th century. The shallow box of oval form, carved and incised to the top with two lychees borne on a leafy branch, one lychee with a lozenge pattern, the other with double lined hexagons, all encircled by a line border. The sides carved with bands of stylized phoenixes and key-fret borders. The translucent stone is of a fine white color with a russet and dark gray vein. Note the broad foot rim.
Provenance: West Berkshire, United Kingdom, local trade. By repute acquired from a private estate.
Condition: Very good condition with expected old wear, little nibbling, a minuscule hairline and loss. The stone with natural inclusions and fissures.
Weight: 70.8 g
Dimensions: Length 6.6 cm
Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related celadon jade box and cover with lychee motif, Ming dynasty, in the National Palace Museum of Taiwan, image numbers K1C000839N000000000PAC and K1C000839N000000000PAB. Also compare a pale celadon jade ‘lychee’ box and cover of related form and decoration, 6.3 cm, Ming dynasty, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, accession number FE.154-1988.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 November 2016, lot 3446
Price: HKD 625,000 or approx. EUR 85,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A carved white jade 'lychee' box and cover, Qing dynasty, 17th-18th century
Expert remark: Compare the similar color of the jade, the patterns of the lychees, and the size (7 cm). Note the slightly later dating of the piece.
明末白玉荔枝紋小蓋盒
中國，十六至十七世紀。橢圓形淺盒，盒蓋開光雕刻枝頭兩顆荔枝，紋理不同。蓋盒側面刻有卷葉紋。半透明白玉，帶有赤褐色和深灰色的紋理。橢圓形圈足。
來源：英國伯克郡西部古玩交易，據説購於私人收藏。
品相：狀況良好，有磨損、小刻痕和小缺損。玉料有天然內沁和裂隙
重量：70.8 克
尺寸：長6.6 厘米
文獻比較：
比較一件非常相近的明早中期玉荔枝紋盒，收藏於臺北故宮博物院，館藏編號K1C000839N000000000PAC和K1C000839N000000000PAB。比較一件明代青白玉荔枝紋蓋盒和相近的外形和裝飾，6.3 厘米，收藏於維多利亞與亞伯特博物館，館藏編號FE.154-1988.
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：香港佳士得，2016年11月30日，lot 3446
價格：HKD 625,000（相當於今日EUR 85,000）
描述：清十七/十八世紀白玉荔枝紋圓蓋盒
專家評論：比較相近的玉石顏色、荔枝紋和尺寸(7 厘米)。請注意年代較晚。
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