10th Mar, 2022 10:00

DAY 1 - TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism

 
  Lot 99
 

99

A PALE CELADON JADE ‘BIXIE’, LATE MING DYNASTY
明末青白玉雕瑞獸避邪擺件

Sold for €5,056

including Buyer's Premium


Lot details

China, 16th to 17th century. The beast’s ears flicked back, bulging eyes above a ruyi-shaped snout, the open mouth revealing teeth, the paws carved in detail, with a well articulated spine, horn and wings. Fine incision work to legs, tail, mane, eyebrows, and beard. The translucent stone of a pale celadon tone with russet veins, small areas of russet skin and cloudy white inclusions.

Provenance: From a private collection, Massachusetts, USA.
Condition: Excellent condition. The stone with minor nicks to edges, natural inclusions and fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time. Fine, unctuous feel overall.

Weight: 261.5 g
Dimensions: Length 8.5 cm

With a fitted hardwood stand, supported on four ruyi shaped feet, dating from the later Qing dynasty. (2)

Auction result comparison: Compare a related pale celadon and russet jade figure of a mythical beast, dated to the 18th to 19th century, of slightly smaller size (8.3 cm), at Christie’s London in Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles Part II on 7 November 2014, lot 431, sold for GBP 27,500.


明末青白玉雕瑞獸避邪擺件
中國,十六至十七世紀。瑞獸挺胸眉目突出,大口微張,頭頂有角,雙耳乖巧地下垂,背部一對翅膀,四肢矯健,後肢股部上有雙鉤深刻出的火焰狀紋。青玉帶沁,光滑柔潤。

來源:美國馬賽諸塞州私人收藏。
品相:狀況極佳。邊緣有輕微刻痕、天然內沁和紋理,其中一些可能隨著時間的推移發展成細小的裂縫。

重量: 261.5 克
尺寸:長 8.5 厘米

硬木底座,如意形四足,清末。 (2)

拍賣結果比較:比較一件相近的青白玉雕帶沁瑞獸,十八至十九世紀,尺寸稍小 (8.3 厘米), 見倫敦佳士得 Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles Part II 2014年11月7日 lot 431, 售價GBP 27,500

 

China, 16th to 17th century. The beast’s ears flicked back, bulging eyes above a ruyi-shaped snout, the open mouth revealing teeth, the paws carved in detail, with a well articulated spine, horn and wings. Fine incision work to legs, tail, mane, eyebrows, and beard. The translucent stone of a pale celadon tone with russet veins, small areas of russet skin and cloudy white inclusions.

Provenance: From a private collection, Massachusetts, USA.
Condition: Excellent condition. The stone with minor nicks to edges, natural inclusions and fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time. Fine, unctuous feel overall.

Weight: 261.5 g
Dimensions: Length 8.5 cm

With a fitted hardwood stand, supported on four ruyi shaped feet, dating from the later Qing dynasty. (2)

Auction result comparison: Compare a related pale celadon and russet jade figure of a mythical beast, dated to the 18th to 19th century, of slightly smaller size (8.3 cm), at Christie’s London in Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles Part II on 7 November 2014, lot 431, sold for GBP 27,500.


明末青白玉雕瑞獸避邪擺件
中國,十六至十七世紀。瑞獸挺胸眉目突出,大口微張,頭頂有角,雙耳乖巧地下垂,背部一對翅膀,四肢矯健,後肢股部上有雙鉤深刻出的火焰狀紋。青玉帶沁,光滑柔潤。

來源:美國馬賽諸塞州私人收藏。
品相:狀況極佳。邊緣有輕微刻痕、天然內沁和紋理,其中一些可能隨著時間的推移發展成細小的裂縫。

重量: 261.5 克
尺寸:長 8.5 厘米

硬木底座,如意形四足,清末。 (2)

拍賣結果比較:比較一件相近的青白玉雕帶沁瑞獸,十八至十九世紀,尺寸稍小 (8.3 厘米), 見倫敦佳士得 Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles Part II 2014年11月7日 lot 431, 售價GBP 27,500

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