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Lot 208
1906 album of b & w photographs from tennis matches on the French Riviera Monte Carlo & Nice, each page with handwritten notes of players, including R.F. Doherty, H.L Doherty, Wilding, Miss E Dillon, R.J. Stone and others, approx.54 photographs, album cover and pages worn and with tears, spine damaged
Lot 422
A RARE ARCHAIC SPINACH-GREEN JADE AXE BLADE, GENeolithic Period The rectangular blade tapering towards the pierced handle with a hafting hole to the upper section, flaring slightly towards the cutting edge, the stone of spinach-green tone with cloudy white and russet flecks and inclusions.18cm (7 1/8in) long.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價新石器時代 玉戈Provenance: Densmore, Paris, 1947Henri Michel (1885-1981), and thence by descentChristie's London, 11 May 2016, lot 298來源：巴黎古董商Densmore，1947年Henri Michel（1885-1981）舊藏，並由後人保存倫敦佳士得，2016年5月11日，拍品編號298See a related jade axe-blade, Neolithic period, in the collection of the National Museum of History, Taipei, illustrated by J.Johnston and Chan Lai Pik, 5,000 Years of Chinese Jade, Taipei, 2011, no.9; see another example in the Illustrated Catalogue of Ancient Jade Artefacts in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1982, no.23.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 423
THREE SETS OF ARCHAIC JADE TRIPLE-CRESCENT-SHAPED PLAQUES, HUANGWestern Zhou DynastyEach plaque of flat arc shape, with holes drilled at both ends, the stone of pale green tone with faint black and brown inclusions.The largest plaque, 13cm (5 1/8in) long. (9).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價西周 玉璜三組 共九件See a similar set of three arc-shaped pendants, Western Zhou dynasty, illustrated by J.Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, p.158, no.7:9. See also one in the in the collection of the National Museum of History, Taiwan, illustrated by J.Johnston and Chan Lai Pik, 5,000 Years of Chinese Jade, San Antonio, 2011, no.11.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 424
AN ARCHAIC GREEN AND RUSSET JADE DISC, BIWarring States Period/Han DynastyEach side carved in low relief with 'comma' spirals within an hexagonal grid pattern between plain inner and outer borders, the translucent green stone with russet inclusions and veins.12.5cm (4 6/8in) diam.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價戰國/漢 穀紋玉璧Compare with a similar disc, bi, of larger size (17.2cm), Warring States period, illustrated by Yang Boda, Chinese Archaic Jades from the Simon Kwan Collection, Hong Kong, 1994, no.197.See a similar greyish-green jade bi disc, Warring States period/Han dynasty, which was sold at Christie's New York, 19-20 September 2013, lot 1730.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 425
A RARE ARCHAIC BEIGE JADE SWORD GUARDWestern Han Dynasty Of lozenge section, carved on both sides with stylised taotie masks, a small section of the iron blade remaining, the stone of warm amber-honey tone. 5cm (2in) long.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價西漢 玉劍格Provenance: J.T. Tai & Co., New York, 1964Dr Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), acc.no.J842, acquired from the above in 1964Christie's New York, 16 September 2010, lot 972 (part lot)Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2011, no.77.來源：紐約古董商戴潤齋亞瑟·M.賽克勒博士（1913-1987）舊藏，編號J842，於1964年購自上者紐約佳士得，2010年9月16日，拍品編號972（部分）展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2011年，編號77See a very similar jade sword guard, Han dynasty, illustrated by J.C.S.Lin, The Immortal Stone: Chinese Jades from the Neolithic period to the twentieth century, Cambridge, 2009, p.45, no.32.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 439
A RARE PUDDINGSTONE 'TIGER' MAT WEIGHTHan DynastyThe recumbent feline beast boldly carved with its paws and legs neatly tucked underneath the body, its head slightly raised, detailed with small ears and bulging eyes set under curving brows, the stone cleverly used to represent the animal skin.10.2cm (4in) long.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價漢 抱子石刻瑞獸Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2008, no.103出版著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2008年，編號103For similar examples, see J.Li, Eternal China: Splendors from the First Dynasties, Dayton, 1998, pp.142-143, no.53, for a pair of weights, Western Han, unearthed in Xingping County and now in the Maoling Museum, Xi'an, where it is noted that this type of stone is called zhuyeyan (bamboo-leaf stone), and that objects carved from it are quite rare. This type of mat weight is more commonly found cast in gilt-bronze: see, for example, M.Wang, A Bronze Menagerie: Mat Weights of Early China, Boston, p.79, fig.c, for an example in the collection of the Shanghai Museum.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 441
A PAIR OF LARGE GREY POTTERY VASES AND COVERS, HU, AND A POTTERY COCOON JARHan DynastyThe grey vases each rising from a high, stepped foot to a large globular body and waisted neck with flaring rim, each applied with a pair of taotie-mask ring handles on the shoulders, and with three channelled bands across the body, with domed covers, the tallest, 56cm (22in) high; the cocoon jar of compressed ovoid shape and incised with vertical string bands, 38cm (15in) wide. (5).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價漢 灰陶蓋壺一對 及陶繭形壺 一組三件Provenance: with a label dated 26 November 1993 (the cocoon jar)Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2003, no.30 (the pair of vases).來源：陶繭形壺含標籤，日期為1993年11月26日展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2003年，編號30（灰陶蓋壺一對）The result of Oxford Authentication Ltd. thermoluminescence test no.C102r73 dated 23 July 2002, is consistent with the dating of this lot. (one vase)Oxford Authentication Ltd公司熱釋光檢測結果（2002年7月23日，編號C102r73）顯示年代與本拍品年代一致。（蓋壺之一）See a related cocoon jar illustrated by Wu Xiaocong, Han Yangling Museum, Beijing, 2004, no.197. See also A.L.Juliano, Bronze, Clay and Stone: Chinese Art in the C.C.Wang Family Collection, Seattle, 1988, no.24. For a related painted jar and cover, see C.Noppe, Art Chinois, Néolithique Dynastie Song: Collection Umberto Draghi, Geneva, 1990, no.18.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 512
AN ARCHAIC PALE GREEN AND BLACK JADE DISC, BIEastern Zhou Dynasty Expertly carved on each surface with studs, the stone of pale green tone with dark-brown inclusions. 5.7cm (2 1/4in) diam. Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價東周 玉蒲紋壁See a similar jade disc, bi, Eastern Zhou dynasty, illustrated by J.Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, p.253, no.15:2; and another jade disc, late Eastern Zhou dynasty, illustrated by S.Howard Hansford, Jade: Essence of hills and streams, The Von Oertzen Collection of Chinese and Indian Jades, London, 1969, B3. See another example illustrated in Catalogue of Ancient Jade Artifacts in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1982, no.194.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 513
A RARE PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE 'LOTUS AND FISH' OPENWORK PLAQUEJin/Yuan DynastyOf oblong form, exquisitely carved with openwork designs depicting a curling fish swimming in a lotus pond surrounded by entwined leafy stems and curling leaves, the stone of pale green tone highlighted with russet inclusions.9.3cm (3 2/8in) wide. Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價金/元 青白玉鏤雕蓮塘紋牌A related green and russet jade fish and lotus plaque, Ming dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, is illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 6, Beijing, 2011, no.141.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 514
A PALE GREEN JADE ARTICULATED 'PHOENIX' CARVINGMing DynastyExquisitely carved with sharp beak and incised almond-shaped eyes, with undulating tail feathers, the long wings attached with wire, the stone of even pale-green tone. 5.5cm (2 1/4in) long.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 玉雕鳳凰Compare with two related jade 'phoenix' hair ornaments, Song dynasty, illustrated by J.Watt, Chinese Jades from the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, 1989, p.63, nos.37-38; another example, Ming dynasty, is illustrated in Chinese Jade: An Important Private Collection, Spink & Son exhibition, London, 1991, no.119; and a Yuan dynasty example is illustrated by A.Forsyth and B.McElney, Jades from China, Bath, 1994, no.257.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 515
A RARE PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE VESSEL, ZHIMing DynastyThe pear-shaped body supported on a tall and slightly spreading foot encircled by rope-work, rising to an elegantly flaring rim, carved with a relief band enclosing archaistic phoenixes in mutual pursuit of a roundel, one side with a loop handle, the stone of pale green tone with russet streaks. 13cm (5 1/8in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 青白玉仿古夔鳳紋觶Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2003, no.70.展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2003年，編號70Compare with two similar jade vessels, zhi, Ming dynasty, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 7 Ming Dynasty, Beijing, 2011, nos.22-23. See also one in the collection of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, illustrated in Hai-wai Yi-chen: Chinese art in overseas collections, Jade II, Taipei, 1991, no.54 (right).A similar pale green jade pouring vessel, zhi, Ming dynasty, was sold at Bonhams London, 16 May 2019, lot 67.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 516
AN ARCHAISTIC PALE GREEN JADE VASELate Ming DynastyThe flat pear-shaped vase carved on both sides in low relief with two archaistic dragons around a Shou and Fu character respectively beneath stylised cicada lappets around the neck, the waisted neck with a pair of stylised dragon handles, the stone of even pale green tone with some russet inclusions. 15.2cm (6in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明晚期 青白玉雕福壽仿古紋雙耳瓶For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 517
FOUR WHITE JADE VESSELSComprising a pair of wine cups, each deftly hollowed with eggshell thin walls rising from a slightly tapering foot, the stone of translucent pale white tone, 18th/19th century, 5cm (2in) diam.; a pale green jade miniature lobed oblong washer, Ming dynasty, raised on four bracket feet, the stone of pale green tone with russet inclusions, 6.7cm (2 5/8in) wide; and a small white and chestnut-brown jade pouring vessel, yi, Ming dynasty, 8cm (3 1/8in) long.(4).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十八/十九世紀 玉雕小盃一對 及 明 玉雕海棠式洗、玉匜 一組四件See a related ring-handled cup illustrated by Jiang Tao and Liu Yunhui, Jades from the Hei-Chi Collection, Beijing, 2006, p.149; see also another related example illustrated by Ip Yee, Chinese Jade Carving, Hong Kong, 1983, no.213.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 518
A PALE GREEN JADE POURING VESSEL, YIMing DynastyThe oval body decorated with a central band of circular swirl-pattern and a stylised dragon-shaped handle, the stone of translucent pale green tone with white and russet inclusions.11cm (4 3/8in) long.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 青白玉雕仿古雲紋螭龍柄匜Compare with a pale green jade pouring vessel, yi, late Ming/early Qing dynasty, with a stand inscribed with a Qianlong Imperial poem, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, of related form and similar archaic decoration, illustrated by Huei-Chung Tsao, Jade: From Emperors to Art Deco, Paris, 2016, no.152. For a similarly-shaped 'dragon' handle see a pale green jade pouring vessel, yi, Ming dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in The Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 7 Ming Dynasty, Beijing, 2011, no.67.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 519
A PALE GREEN JADE 'LOTUS' CUPMing Dynasty Finely carved as a lotus leaf borne on a stem tied with a string on the side to other curled stems issuing a lotus bud and further leaves naturalistically rendered with curling edges and veins, the well-polished stone of pale green tone with scattered beige veins. 9.5cm (3 6/8in) long.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 青白玉雕蓮葉形盃For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 520
A RARE STONE HEAD OF AN OFFICIALYuan/Ming DynastyDeftly carved wearing an official's cap, the eyes narrowed beneath arched brows, with elegantly-carved nose above a gently-smiling mouth, full cheeks between long ears, stand. 29cm (11 3/8in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價元/明 石雕官員頭像For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 528
A GREEN AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A QILINYuan/Ming DynastyCarved from an oval pebble, the body recumbent with the head turning to the right and the forepaws tucked in front, the wide face set with round eyes, pointed ears, a tapering beard, and a long bifurcated horn extending down the neck and between the shoulders, the finely-incised tail wrapping around the right side, the stone of green tone with fine russet striations.6.8cm (2 5/8in) long. Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價元/明 玉雕麒麟See a related example of a jade carving of a mythical beast, illustrated by J.M.Hartman, Three Dynasties of Jade, Indianapolis, 1971, no.14.See also a rare pale green and russet jade carving of a mythical beast, Ming dynasty, from the Durwin Tang collection, which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 27 November 2018, lot 131.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 529
AN OLIVE-GREEN AND RUSSET JADE 'ELEPHANT AND BOYS' GROUPMing Dynasty The recumbent pachyderm with the head turned to its right side and with sharply-curled trunk, resting contentedly as one young groom scrubs its left foreleg and another climbs across its back, the stone of olive-green tone with russet veins, wood stand.8.3cm (3 1/2in) long. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 玉雕童子掃象The subject matter of boys attending to an elephant represents multiple layers of meaning and auspiciousness. The phrase 'ride an elephant' (qi xiang 騎象), has a similar pronunciation as ji xiang (吉祥), meaning 'good fortune'. Furthermore, boys cleaning or 'washing the elephant' (sao xiang 掃象), forms a rebus for 'sweeping away the phenomena of the outside world', which are thought to be mere illusions. The pun is based on the fact that the pronunciation of 'elephant' and 'image' is the same in Chinese (xiang 象). Compare with a related carving of an elephant being groomed by two boys, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, Beijing, 2011, no.136.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 530
A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A QILIN CARRYING BOOKSMing Dynasty The horned mythical beast carved with bulging eyes beneath bushy brows, its legs tucked under its body and head raised issuing ruyi vaporous clouds, supporting a bundle of books on its back, finely detailed with scales on its legs and thighs, the rear with a carefully-incised mane, the stone of a very pale green tone with beige inclusions.7.3cm (3in) long.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 玉雕麒麟負書Provenance: a Scottish private collectionBonhams London, 17 May 2012, lot 81來源：蘇格蘭私人舊藏倫敦邦瀚斯，2012年5月17日，拍品編號81The qilin issuing a jade book from its mouth recalls the dream that Confucius' mother had, just before he was born. She dreamt that a qilin came to her door with a jade book in its mouth. The phrase lin tu yushu (qilin issuing a jade book) is used as a wish for the birth of an illustrious male child, as the qilin is believed to only appear before the birth of a sage. A carving such as this would have been given as a gift to a wealthy family on the birth of a male child.See a related white and russet jade carving of a qilin and books, Ming dynasty, 17th century, which was sold at Christie's London, 24 March 2011, lot 1484.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 531
A PALE GREEN JADE CARVING OF A BUDDHIST LIONMing DynastySkilfully carved as a recumbent Buddhist lion with clawed feet, finely-incised bushy tail and knobbly spine, the head turned sharply to the right, with prominent eyebrows above bulging eyes, the stone of even greenish-white tone with minor cloudy-white inclusions on the back. 9cm (3 1/2in) long. Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 青白玉雕瑞獅擺件Provenance: acquired in Paris, 1962Sotheby's London, 4 November 2009, lot 1Published, Illustrated, and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2012, no.75.來源：前藏家於1962年購自巴黎倫敦蘇富比，2009年11月4日，拍品編號1展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2012年，編號75See a related jade carving of a Buddhist lion, illustrated by J.Rawson and J.Ayers, Chinese Jade throughout the ages, London, 1975, no.184; see also another example illustrated by D.Dohrenwend, Chinese Jades in the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, 1971, p.114.Compare also with a related pale green jade carving of a Buddhist lion, 18th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 16 May 2019, lot 122.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 532
A RARE PALE GREEN JADE 'STAG AND LINGZHI' PENDANTYuan/Ming DynastyThe recumbent stag well carved with slightly-raised head and long prominent antlers reaching the back incised with ribs, a spray of lingzhi fungus in its mouth, its legs neatly folded and tucked underneath, the stone of pale green tone with some inclusions.5.5cm (2 1/4in) long.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價元/明 玉雕靈鹿銜芝把件Compare with the carving of deer and lingzhi on a pale green jade openwork plaque, Song dynasty, and a pale green carving of a deer and lingzhi brushrest, Ming dynasty, both in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, Beijing, 2011, vol.5, no.191 and vol.6, no.64.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 553
A VERY RARE PALE GREEN JADE SQUARE BOX AND COVERYong nian two-character mark, late Ming DynastyThe slightly convex cover deftly incised with flowering branches and a bird, the rim and box with a key-fret border, raised on a slightly spreading channelled foot, the recessed base with an incised Yong nian (perpetual years) mark, the stone of pale green tone with minor russet inclusions. 6.4cm (2 1/2in) square. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明晚期 青白玉雕花鳥圖方蓋盒「永年」刻款Compare three related pale green jade square boxes and covers, Ming dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, one with a Zi Gang mark and another with a Lu Zi Gang mark, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 7 Ming Dynasty, Beijing, 2011, nos.232, 233 and 235.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 554
A RARE ARCHAISTIC PALE GREEN JADE POURING VESSEL, YIMing Dynasty The rounded body of oval section on matching foot and rising to an everted rim, the rim extending at one end for pouring, the opposite end with an archaistic-dragon loop handle, the exterior incised with intricate designs of entwined phoenix and chilong amidst trialling clouds extending into the interior of the spout, the stone of pale green colour flecked with beige veins and dark inclusions.16cm (6 2/8in) long.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明 青白玉雕仿古紋匜Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2003, no.76.展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2003年，編號76Compare with a related jade pouring vessel, yi, Ming dynasty, illustrated in Studies of the Collections of the National Museum of China: Jade, Beijing, 2007, pl.210.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 555
A PALE GREEN JADE 'DRAGON AND CHILONG' RHYTON CUP17th centuryExpertly hollowed tapering from a wide mouth, on flattened base deftly carved in the form of a stylised dragon, with long horns, three smaller chilong clambering up the cup, the stone of even pale-green tone.10cm (3 7/8in) high. Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七世紀 玉雕虯龍螭龍紋來通盃Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2011, no.80.展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2011年，編號80A similar example is illustrated by Boda Yang and C.Tsu-Kwok Ho, A Romance with Jade: From the De An Tang Collection, Beijing, 2004, p.198, no.123. See also another related example, illustrated by Ip Yee, Chinese Jade Carving, Hong Kong, 1983, pp.240-241, no.214; and another example illustrated in the Compendium of the Cultural Relics in the Collection of the Summer Palace: Jades I, Beijing, 2018, pp.154–155.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 556
A GREEN AND RUSSET JADE 'LOTUS-LEAF' CUP17th century Finely carved as a naturalistic furled lotus leaf, vividly curling outwards at the irregularly-shaped rim to form a deep vessel, decorated in low relief with subtle veining around the exterior, raised on an oval base shaped as entwined branches issuing further leaves and a lotus bud, the stone of olive-green tone with russet highlights.10.5cm (4 1/8in) long.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七世紀 玉雕蓮葉式盃Provenance: Christie's New York, 6 April 2010, lot 358來源：紐約佳士得，2010年4月6日，拍品編號358For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 557
A PALE GREEN JADE CARVING OF A 'DUCK AND DUCKLING' GROUP17th century The duck gracefully modelled with incised wing feather decoration before a smaller duckling, both recumbent on a lotus leaf finely detailed with naturalistic veins and curling stems, the stone of pale green tone with russet and cloudy inclusions, wood stand.10.4cm (4 1/8in) long. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七世紀 青玉育子擺件Provenance: an English private collectionSotheby's London, 6 November 2013, lot 22來源：英國私人舊藏倫敦蘇富比，2013年11月6日，拍品編號22Compare with a similar jade carving of ducks illustrated by G.Savage, Chinese Jade: A Concise Introduction, New York, 1964, pl.18b; and another jade carving of geese illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Small Refined Articles of the Study, Shenzhen, 2009, p.119, no.87.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 558
A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE 'PHOENIX AND PEACH' GROUP17th century The mythical bird carved recumbent, the wings, tailed and tucked legs finely articulated in low detail with incised details, the head turned backwards, grasping in its beak a leafy branch bearing three ripe peaches and leaves, the body naturalistically swelling at the chest and tapering towards the tail, the stone of pale green colour with russet and brown inclusions. 10.5cm (4 1/8in) long.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七世紀 青白玉雕鳳凰銜桃Provenance: Louis Joseph, London, circa 1950-1970An English private collectionBonhams London, 5 November 2007, lot 28來源：Louis Joseph倫敦舊藏，約1950-1970年間入藏英國私人舊藏倫敦邦瀚斯，2007年11月5日，拍品編號28For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 560
A PAIR OF PALE GREEN JADE FIGURES OF THE HEHE ERXIAN17th century Each carved standing holding a basket with lingzhi and a string of coins respectively, both with jovial expressions, the stone of pale green tone with some cloudy white inclusions, wood stands.The taller, 11cm (4 3/8in) high. (4).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七世紀 玉雕和合二仙 一組兩件For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 608
A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A TOAD17th/18th centuryModelled in the round as a toad with bulging eyes, its body naturalistically detailed with characteristic bumps, crouching foursquare with powerful limbs and webbed feet, the translucent stone of pale green tone slightly tinged with yellowish-brown russet, 5cm (2in) long; together with a pale green jade 'horse' belt buckle, 17th/18th century, wood stand, 6cm (2 3/8in).(3).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七/十八世紀 玉蟾 及玉雕馬紋帶扣 各一For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 609
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A CRANE17th centuryThe recumbent bird with legs neatly tucked underneath, its long curving neck turned sharply towards the back, holding a sprig of peaches in its long beak falling over the finely incised wings, the tail feathers finely detailed, the stone of greenish-white tone with minor russet inclusions.8cm (3 1/8in) long. Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七世紀 玉雕仙鶴銜枝Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd., LondonMajor John Court來源：伦敦古董商Spink & Son Ltd.Major John Court舊藏For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 610
A BLACK AND BEIGE JADE 'LINGZHI' PENDANTLate Ming DynastyThe lingzhi pendant carved as one flattened larger and two smaller fungi, the stone of creamy-beige tone with attractive black patches, 6.2cm (2 1/2in) long; together with a grey and russet jade carving of a crane, 17th century, crisply carved with its head turned backwards grasping a leafy stalk of two fruiting peaches in its long pointed beak, the feathers of the folded wings and curled tail meticulously incised, the stone of even pale grey tone with dark-brown inclusions, 6.5cm (2 1/2in) long. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價明晚期 玉雕靈芝掛飾 及 十七世紀 玉雕仙鶴 各一Provenance (the lingzhi carving): Baroness Marie-Louise von Callenberg (1901-1982), (label, no.33)Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 19 February 1981.Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1918-2016) Irving, New York, no.206The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkSotheby's New York, 14 September 2019, lot 1314Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2004, no.106 (crane)來源（玉雕靈芝）：Marie-Louise von Callenberg女爵（1901-1982）舊藏（標籤，編號33）紐約古董商Ralph M. Chait，1981年2月19日紐約佛羅倫斯·歐雲（1920-2018）與赫伯特·歐雲（1918-2016）伉儷舊藏，編號206紐約大都會藝術博物館紐約蘇富比，2019年9月14日，拍品編號1314展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2004年，編號106（玉雕仙鶴）Baroness Marie-Louise von Callenberg was born in Smilkau, Bohemia in 1901. In 1938, she moved to Britain, where she lived for more than twenty years and became the manager of a large estate. She soon became friends with the owner of the house, Mrs May McComb, who had inherited the Lily Hill manor in Bracknell from her husband. Mrs McComb exhibited in her manor house her collection of porcelains and jades. The two women collaborated for many years on continuing to build the collection, with acquisitions that would always come with thorough research and supporting documentation. Most of these items were acquired from John Sparks Ltd. When Mrs McComb passed away, Baroness von Callenberg inherited the collection. She moved to Switzerland in 1967, taking along the collection to her new home.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 611
A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE 'BIRD AND PEACH' GROUP17th/18th centuryThe group carved as a bird with its wings folded with finely-incised feathers, grasping a leafy sprig of three ripe peaches in its beak, the stone of pale green tone with rich russet inclusions.8.3cm (3 2/8in) long.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七/十八世紀 青白玉雕瑞鳥銜桃擺件See a similar jade carving of a bird with peach spray, early Qing dynasty, illustrated by A.Forsyth and B.McElney, Jades from China, Bath, 1994, no.324.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 612
TWO PALE GREEN JADE CARVINGS OF GEESE17th centuryThe first of very pale white-green tone, expertly carved as two geese with finely incised feathers, each head turned sharply back clasping sprays of lotus in their beaks, the legs neatly tucked underneath, 7.5cm (3in) long; the second carved as a goose with its head turned back holding a spring of peaches in its beak, the feathers well delineated and legs detailed underneath, the stone of pale green tone with some russet inclusions, 6.5cm (2 1/2in) long.(2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七世紀 玉雕寶鵝擺件 一組兩件For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 613
A GREEN JADE INKSTONE17th/18th centuryThe inkstone of rectangular form, the border incised with angular archaistic stylised dragon scrolls, a steep well at the head of the inkstone, the stone of greyish-green tone with frost-white speckles, the huanghuali box and cover of finely-grained wood, 11cm (4 2/3in) long; together with a heavy duan inkstone in hongmu stand and cover, Qing dynasty, carved in low relief on the surface with an elephant-head-handled vase with archaistic band on the shoulders, the well imitating the mouth of the vase, 13cm (5 1/8in) long.(6).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七/十八世紀 碧玉硯台 及 清 彝器紋端硯 各一This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 614
A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE TRAY17th/18th centuryOf canted rectangular form, the sides with a raised band around the flattened rim, carved with three small apertures in the centre, the stone of pale green tone with russet inclusions.23.5cm (9 1/4in) long.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七/十八世紀 青玉托盤Provenance: Francis Golding (1944-2013)Christie's London, 7 November 2017, lot 336 (part lot)來源：Francis Golding（1944-2013）舊藏倫敦佳士得，2017年11月7日，拍品編號336（部分）Francis Golding was a leading architectural, planning and conservation consultant involved with iconic London buildings such as the Gherkin and the Walkie Talkie. He was also an avid collector of Chinese ceramics and works of art.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 615
A PALE GREEN JADE BOULDER17th/18th century Carved in relief with a scholar carrying a a branch with a peach over his right shoulder, looking back at his boy attendant walking on a mountain path, the craggy mountain with gnarled pine and wutong trees, the stone of pale green tone with some light brown veins, 19.5cm (7 5/8in) long; together with a small jade scholar's rock, Qing dynasty, 8.5cm (3 1/4in) high.(2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七/十八世紀 玉雕高士圖山子 及 清 玉雕賞石 一組兩件See a related jade boulder illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 8, Beijing, 2011, no. 99; see also another related example illustrated by Chang Li-tuan, The Refined Taste of the Emperor: Special Exhibition of Archaic and Pictorial Jades of the Ch'ing Court, Taipei, 1997, no.42.A related jade boulder, 18th century, was sold at Christie's London, 9 November 2012, lot 1282.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 616
A FINE VERY PALE GREEN JADE 'PRUNUS' BRUSH WASHER18th centuryThe thick-walled washer of triangular shape, carved as a gnarled trunk issuing intertwined openwork branches on the sides amongst prunus blossoms and buds, the stone of very pale green tone with minor cloudy-white inclusions, wood stand.13.8cm (5 1/2in) long. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十八世紀 青白玉雕梅花紋洗The present washer is notable for its intricate carving of blossoming prunus branches extending from a bowl in the form of a gnarled piece of wood, and the fine quality of the stone. By carving the jagged prunus branches in the round, the craftsman created a remarkable vessel for the scholar's studio. The design may have been inspired by rhinoceros-horn raft cups dating to the late Ming period, which were often carved in a way that mimicked a hollowed segment of a gnarled tree trunk detailed with naturalistic knots and twisting boughs.Compare with a similar pale green jade prunus washer, 18th century, illustrated by R.Kleiner, Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Hong Kong, 1996, no.95.A related jade washer, Qianlong, was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 6 April 2016, lot 63.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 638
A FINE SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A LUOHAN17th/18th centuryShown seated on a separate and simulated rockwork dais, the luohan depicted with a serene expression defined by downcast eyes and a short beard and moustache between pendulous ears, his left hand on his lap, the other holding a sprig of sprouting lingzhi fungi, his layered robes engraved with scrolls of blossoming lotus filled in with black pigment, the robes left open at the chest exposing his dhoti, the stone of pale beige tone with russet inclusions.13.5cm (5 2/8in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七/十八世紀 壽山石雕羅漢坐像See a related soapstone figure of a luohan, 18th century, which was sold at Christie's London, 5 November 2013, lot 269.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 639
A SOAPSTONE CARVING OF A LADY17th/18th centuryThe figure carved standing upright, a woven hat hanging over her left shoulder, clad in loose flowing robes, her hair tied into a bun and wrapped with a scarf, the face with serene expression, the stone of creamy-beige tone, with painted blue and black pigment remaining, wood stand.17cm (6 3/4in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七/十八世紀 壽山石雕人像For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 644
A SOAPSTONE FIGURE OF A LADY HOLDING A VASE17th/18th centuryStanding on a high base of pitted rocks, holding a square cong vase scroll with both hands, wearing a long draping robe finely incised with floral clusters of vaporous clouds and tied at the waist with a flowing sash falling over a pair of loose trousers, the stone of pale honey-brown colour with reddish inclusions, traces of coloured pigments remaining.23.5cm (9 1/4 in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七/十八世紀 壽山石雕持瓶仕女立像See a related figure illustrated by M.Eberle, Götter aus Stein: Die Sammlung chinesischer Specksteinfiguren auf Schloss Friedenstien Gotha, Gotha, 2015, no. 222.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 645
A PALE GREEN JADE FIGURE OF SHOULAO18th century The figure gracefully carved standing with his arms raised holding a gnarled leafy branch over his shoulders and issuing three peaches, wearing long flowing robes cascading over his feet, the cheerful face with downcast eyes and a long beard, the hair gathered beneath a round cap, the stone of pale green tone with russet inclusions, wood stand.13.5cm (5 2/8in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十八世紀 青玉壽老See a related jade carving of Shoulao, 18th century, illustrated by J.Watt, Chinese Jades from the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, Washington, 1989, p.85, no.62.See a related but slightly larger white jade figure of Shoulao and child, 18th century, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 3 October 2018, lot 131.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 646
A PALE GREEN JADE FIGURE OF A LUOHAN18th century The aged figure carved kneeling and wearing long voluminous robes, holding prayer beads in his right hand, the left resting on his lap, the face with a benevolent expression defined by a prominent chin, downcast eyes and pendulous ears, the pale green stone of semi-translucent tone with natural icy inclusions, wood stand.9.5cm (3 7/8in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十八世紀 玉雕羅漢Provenance: a French private collectionSotheby's Paris, 16 December 2010, lot 9來源：法國私人舊藏巴黎蘇富比，2010年12月16日，拍品編號9See a similar jade carving of Maitreya Buddha holding a rosary, Qing dynasty, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections of the Palace Museum: Jade, 8, Beijing, 2011, p.275, no.240.See a related, slightly larger, green jade figure of a luohan, 18th century, which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 29 November 2016, lot 15.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 647
A PALE GREEN JADE FIGURE OF A SAGE AND DEER18th centuryDeftly carved as a bearded sage in long flowing robes clasping a ruyi in both hands, his bearded face gently gazing down at a deer beside him, grasping a floral spray in its jaws, the stone of pale green tone with frosty-white inclusions. 11.6cm (4 1/2in) high. Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十八世紀 青白玉雕壽老瑞鹿For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 648
A VERY PALE GREEN JADE FIGURE OF HE XIANGU17th/18th centuryThe Daoist Immortal well carved standing beside a crane grasping a leafy peony spray in its beak, her waist slightly bent, holding a gnarled leafy peach branch in her left arm, her right hand holding a flower, dressed in long robes, her face with a benevolent expression, the stone of pale green tone with russet-brown inclusions, wood stand.15.5cm (6 1/8in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七/十八世紀 青白玉雕何仙姑像Provenance: a Swiss private collectionSotheby's London, 6 November 2013, lot 358.來源：瑞士私人舊藏倫敦蘇富比，2013年11月6日，拍品編號358See a similar jade carving of a female Immortal, Qing dynasty, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade vol.8, Beijing, 2011, no.258.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 666
A LARGE PALE GREEN JADE 'LOTUS-ROOT' CARVING18th century The stone naturalistically carved as a long root, the rhizome finely detailed with constricted knotty sections with a blossoming lotus bud issuing from it, the polished stone of pale green tone with cloudy inclusions, wood stand.24.5cm (9 6/8in) long. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十八世紀 玉雕蓮藕Provenance: Spink & Sons Ltd., London (label on stand)來源：倫敦古董商Spink & Sons Ltd.（底座上標籤）See a similar jade 'lotus-root' carving, Qing dynasty, illustrated by Lin Shwu Shin, Jade: Ch'ing Dynasty Treasures, Taipei, 1997, p.102, no.38. Compare also with a related white jade 'lotus root' brushrest, Qing dynasty, from the Qing Court Collection and now in the National Museum of China (acc.no.t20181218.24663). See a similar jade lotus root which was sold at Christie's New York, 19 March 2013, lot 275.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 667
A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE 'PEACH AND BAT' BELT BUCKLE17th/18th century Finely carved as a large peach borne on a naturalistic gnarled, leafy stem bearing flower buds, with a bat perched on the long and curling leaf depicted on the side of the fruit, the reverse with two hooks for fastening, the stone of very pale green tone with russet inclusions.6cm (2 3/8in) long.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十七/十八世紀 玉桃蝠紋佩For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 668
A WHITE JADE 'DOUBLE-GOURD' CARVINGMid Qing DynastyThe pebble of flattened rounded form, carved and pierced as a large double-gourd with fleshy leaves and incised veins within curling tendrils issuing a further two smaller gourds, the stone of white tone with minor russet and black inclusions. 6.5cm (2 1/2in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價清中期 白玉葫蘆把件Provenance: acquired in Paris, 1959Sotheby's London, 4 November 2019, lot 7Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2010, no.89.來源：前藏家於1959年購自巴黎倫敦蘇富比，2019年11月4日，拍品編號7展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2010年，編號89See a similar jade gourd carving, illustrated by L.J.Davidson, Jades of the T.B.Walker Collection at the Walker Art Center Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1950, pp.82-83, no.174. See also a larger group, illustrated by S.Lin, Jade: Ch'ing Dynasty Treasures, Taipei, 1997, no.63.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 669
A PALE GREEN JADE 'MAGNOLIA' VASE18th centuryNaturalistically carved as a deeply-hollowed flower head carved as a tall magnolia blossom formed by layers of overlapping and curling petals, flanked by smaller buds, all stemming from a gnarled branch, the stone of pale green tone flecked with icy inclusions, wood stand.14cm (5 1/2in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十八世紀 青白玉木蘭花插Provenance: an English private collection, and thence by descentBonhams London, 11 May 2017, lot 255來源：英國私人舊藏，並由後人保存倫敦邦瀚斯，2017年5月11日，拍品編號255See a similar white jade magnolia vase, Qing dynasty, illustrated in The Woolf Collection of Chinese Jade, London, 2013, no.78; and another example illustrated by G.Wong and G.Eck Kheng, Imperial Life in the Qing Dynasty: Treasures from the Shenyang Palace Museum, China, Singapore, 1989, p.93.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 677
A FINE PALE GREEN JADE DOUBLE-HANDLED BOWL18th century The compressed globular body rising from a ring foot, finely carved in low relief with two flower-and-bird scenes depicting magpies perching on flowering prunus branches and blossoming lotus, the delicate leafy flower handles with elegantly-curved stems forming the loops, the stone of pale green tone scattered with icy inclusions.12.3cm (4 7/8in) wide.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十八世紀 青白玉雕喜上枝頭活環耳盃Provenance: an American private collectionMarchant, LondonPublished, Illustrated and Exhibited: Marchant, 85th Anniversary Exhibition of Chinese Jades from Tang to Qing, London, November 2010, no.132來源：美國私人舊藏倫敦古董商Marchant展覽著錄：Marchant，《85週年特展 – 中國玉器：由唐至清》，倫敦，2010年11月，編號132See two related but larger jade bowls with openwork loose-ring handles, illustrated by Li Jiufang, The Palace Museum Collection of Chinese Jade, 6, Beijing, 1991, nos.314 and 316.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 678
A PALE GREEN JADE CIRCULAR BOX AND COVERQianlong/JiaqingOf compressed form, supported on a short foot ring, the domed cover with a flat top, the undecorated smoothly-polished stone of even pale green tone with faint icy and beige inclusions, wood stand.9.5cm (3 2/8in) diam. (3).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價清乾隆/嘉慶 玉光素圓蓋盒Provenance: John Reeves (1774-1856), acquired after his arrival in Canton in 1812, and thence by descent 來源：英國博物學家John Reeves（1774-1856）舊藏，其於1812年抵達廣東後購得，並由後人保存Compare with similar examples illustrated by Bai Wenyu, Shenyang Gugong Bowuyuan Yuangcan Jingpin Daxi: Yuqi Juan, Shenyang, 2017, p.164; and Na Chih-liang, Chinese Jades: Archaic and Modern from The Minneapolis Museum of Arts, Minneapolis, 1977, no.209. See also P.Conner, George Chinnery 1774–1852: Artist of India and the China Coast, Woodbridge, 1993, pl.148, for a portrait of John Reeves by Chinnery in the collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 679
A RARE ARCHAISTIC WHITE AND RUSSET JADE VASEQianlongCrisply carved with four horizontal ribs around the body and neck, the body with a shallow-relief symmetrical design of C-scrollwork on both sides, the stone of white tone with minor cloudy-white and russet inclusions. 16.3cm (6 1/2in) high.Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價清乾隆 白玉帶皮仿古弦紋瓶The luminous tone of the stone of the present piece is further accentuated by the archaistic low-relief carving. In the subtle curves of the form, the craftsman has successfully captured the stone's innate beauty. The Qianlong emperor commissioned a large number of jades which were inspired by the forms and designs of antiquity. Jade carvers were encouraged to study archaic bronze vessels in the Qing Court Collection or in illustrated woodblock prints, and adapt them to the medium of jade. Inspired in its decoration by archaic bronzes, the present lot epitomises this trend.See a related archaistic white jade bottle vase, Qianlong, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 April 2010, lot 1882.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 680
A FINE PALE GREEN JADE 'FISH-DRAGON' VASE18th century Meticulously carved in the form of a fish dragon, emerging upright from rocks and tempestuous waves, the toothed mouth forming the mouth of the vase and joined to a flaming pearl, with large ruyi-shaped fins, a smaller chilong clambering on its front, the stone of pale greenish-white tone with minor grey and opaque white inclusions, wood stand.15.3cm (6in) high. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價十八世紀 青玉魚龍花插The carp or liyu (鯉魚) transforming into a dragon long (龍) is associated with the passing of the Civil Service examinations, hence forming the pun li yue long men (鯉躍龍門). According to traditional folklore, carp swim upstream in the Yellow River at Hunan towards the Dragon Gate waterfall at Longmen. It is said that the first carp which successfully surpasses the rapids will transform into a fish-dragon yulong (魚龍). Such legend has led to the common saying that, 'a student facing his examinations is like a carp attempting to leap through the Dragon Gate', which bears the metaphor for a poor scholar who passes the Civil Service examinations and becomes a high official.For related examples of jade vases in the form of a carp, Qing dynasty, see one illustrated in Masterworks of Chinese Jade in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1970, no.25; and two examples illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 8, Qing Dynasty, Beijing, 2011, nos.167 and 168.See a similar pale green jade dragon-fish vase, Qianlong, which was sold at Christie's London, 6 November 2012, lot 152. Another related pale green jade double carp-dragon vase, Qianlong/Jiaqing, was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 28 May 2019, lot 157.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 681
A FINE SPINACH-GREEN JADE 'EIGHT BUDDHIST EMBLEMS' OPENWORK INCENSE BURNER AND COVERQianlongOf compressed globular form supported on a short spreading foot, the body superbly carved in low relief with the bajixiang beneath an everted rim carved in openwork with foliate scrolls, the domed cover similarly carved in openwork, surmounted by a large peony flower-head finial, the stone of rich dark-green tone with dark speckles. 14.3cm (5 5/8in) diam. (2).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價清乾隆 碧玉雕八寶紋香蓋爐Provenance: S. Bulgari, Rome (label)A European private collectionChristie's London, 7 November 2017, lot 31來源：羅馬古董商S. Bulgari舊藏（標籤）歐洲私人舊藏倫敦佳士得，2017年11月7日，拍品編號31See a similar example illustrated by Yang Boda, The Cream of China's Ancient Jade Article (1995), no. 178, a pale green jade example; and Zhang Guangwen, Jasper Wares of Qing Dynasty Collected by the Palace Museum and Manasi, 2014, no.65.See a related spinach-green jade incense burner and openwork cover, Qianlong/Jiaqing, which was sold at Bonhams London, 5 November 2020, lot 157.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 682
A GREYISH-GREEN JADE INCENSE TOOL-VASE AND AN ARCHAISTIC GREEN AND RUSSET JADE SQUARE VASE AND COVERThe tool-vase Qianlong, and the square vase 18th/19th centuryThe incense tool vase of flattened ovoid form with a tall neck and lipped rim, carved around the body with a continuous scene of a deer and crane amidst pine trees, all beneath lappets around the mouth rim, the stone of greyish-green tone, 14.6cm (5 3/4in) high; the square vase raised on a small foot, the four surfaces relief-carved with archaistic taotie masks, the tapering shoulders flanked with scrolled handles, the stepped cover surmounted by a square finial, the stone of olive-green hue, wood stand, 12cm (4 3/4in) high.(4).Footnotes:Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價清乾隆 玉雕鶴鹿同春圖箸瓶 及十八/十九世紀 玉雕仿古紋雙耳蓋瓶 一組兩件This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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