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Lot 1034
A Chinese celadon jade peach-shaped cup, possibly Ming dynasty, of pale green-grey with areas of russet toning, carved in high relief with the figures of two sages, a crane and open-work fruiting peach branches, 12.5cm across. Literature: see Roger Keverne (Consultant Editor), Jade, Anness Publishing Limited 1991, Fig. 37 for a similar jade ‘peach’ cup
Lot 1035
A Chinese spinach jade twin-section vase, possibly Qianlong, in the form of two shafts of bamboo, carved in high relief with branches and the figure of a phoenix, 13.5cm high. Provenance: purchased from Frank Partridge & Sons, Ltd. 9th July 1952, inventory no. 42888. See Sotheby’s, New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art sale, 17th October 2001, Lot 76 for a similar larger ‘double’ vase
Lot 1037
A Chinese celadon jade oval censer, possibly Ming dynasty, with a pair of high looped handles, carved in low relief with taotie masks, on three figural ‘crouching Putai’ feet, the stone of pale celadon-white tone with small russet inclusions and calcification, 5.5cm wide, later wood stand. Provenance: purchased from Jade House, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 17th Septemeber 1955 for HK$ 70
Lot 1038
A Chinese celadon jade tripod cup, probably Ming dynasty, carved in low relief with an archaistic taotie design, with an ‘archer’s ring’ handle, on three figural feet, the stone of pale celadon tone with russet and cream inclusions, 10cm high, later wood stand and box. Provenance: purchased from Jade House, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 17th Septemeber 1955 for HK$ 450. Literature: see Roger Keverne (Consultant Editor), Jade, Anness Publishing 1991, figures 25 and 35 for illustrations of similar cups. See Sotheby’s , Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art sale, 20th March 2007, Lot 623 for a similar cup. Also a similar cup can be found in René-Yvon Lefebvre d’Argencé, Chinese Jades in the Avery Brundage Collection, San Francisco, 1972, plate L, p. 115, where it is mentioned that a comparable cup excavated from a Ming dynasty tomb dated 1676 and located outside of Beijing, is illustrated in Wenwu, Beijing, 1963, fig. 18, no. 1, p. 42
Lot 1039
A fine Chinese celadon jade censer, gui, probably 17th/18th century, with a pair of ‘dragon’ handles, carved in low relief with an archaistic band of taotie masks and stylised phoenix, on a stepped foot, 16cm across, 6.5cm high, later wood stand and box. Provenance: purchased from Jade House, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 17th September 1955 for HK$ 350.
Lot 116
A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE JAR KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722) Painted to the body with three cartouches of Precious Objects and scholars symbols, all surrounded by prunus flowers on a cracked ice ground, the wood cover inset with a jade plaque, 19th Century 8¼in. (21cm.) high, wood stand and cover View on Christie's.com
Lot 15
A Chinese jade carving of a tiger, each side carved in shallow relief with stylized stripes, and crouched ready to pounce, the celadon coloured stone flecked with brown markings and striations, probably Ming dynasty, 20cm. Paper label for John Sparks Ltd., 128 Mount Street. Provenance: Sackville, 5th Earl of Yarborough.
Lot 16
A Chinese mottled jade blade or ge, with a meridian ridge running along the length of the blade, well worked on either side and with one drilled fastening hole, the greyish stone mottled with brown inclusions, Shang dynasty c.1600 - 1100BC, 25.5cm. Provenance: Sackville, 5th Earl of Yarborough. Jade blades of this type were ceremonial reproductions of bronze ge blades, used as infantry weapons in the Shang and Western Zhou dynasties.
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