A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A HORSEMing DynastyThe horse carved kneeling with its legs tucked beneath the large body covered with finely-incised saddle and stirrups, the arched neck with neatly-parted incised mane and pricked ears, the face with almond-shaped eyes, the stone of pale green tone with dark-brown patches, box. 9.2cm (3 5/8in) long (2).Footnotes:明 玉馬Provenance: Captain E.G. Spencer-Churchill (1876-1964), Northwick Park, GloucestershireChristie's London, 24 May 1965, lot 86Sydney L. Moss Ltd., LondonA distinguished English private collection來源：英國格洛斯特郡諾斯維克公園，喬治·斯潘塞·丘吉爾上尉（1876-1964）舊藏倫敦佳士得，1965年5月24日，拍品編號86倫敦古董商Sydney L. Moss Ltd.英國顯赫私人收藏Son of Lord Edward Spencer-Churchill, DL, and Augusta Warburton, and cousin to Sir Winston Churchill. Captain Spencer-Churchill inherited Northwick Park from his maternal grandmother in 1912. He was awarded the Military Cross in the First World War. He was a member of the Oriental Ceramic Society and of the Karlbeck Syndicate, the latter a syndicate formed by Ovar Karlbeck acquiring objects on behalf of a consortium of museums and private collectors, the first in 1931-1932 and the second in 1934. See a similar jade carving of a horse, Yuan/Ming dynasty, illustrated by J.C.Y.Watt, Chinese Jades from Han to Ch'ing, New York, 1980, p.83, no.66. See also another related jade carving of a horse, Yuan/Ming dynasty, illustrated in Chinese Jade Animals, Hong Kong, 1997, p.150, no.132.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A HORSE17th/18th centurySmoothly carved recumbent with legs tucked beneath the large body, the hoofs peeking out slightly, the incised tail sweeping across its right haunch, its head turned sharply to the right with almond-shaped eyes and pricked ears emerging from a finely incised mane, the stone of green tone with dark-brown patches. 6.8cm (2 5/8in) long.Footnotes:十七/十八世紀 玉馬Provenance: S. Marchant and Son, London (label)A distinguished English private collection來源：倫敦古董商S. Marchant and Son（標籤）英國顯赫私人收藏See a related pale green and russet jade carving of a horse, 17th/18th century, which was sold at Bonhams New York, 9 September 2019, lot 823.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'BUTTERFLY AND MELON' SNUFF BOTTLE19th centuryThe jade pebble expertly hollowed and carved around the exterior with lobes and leafy branches, a large fluttering butterfly near the base, the stone of white tone with light russet patches, stopper. 6.5cm (2 1/2in) high. (2).Footnotes:十九世紀 白玉帶皮瓜瓞紋鼻煙壺Butterflies die (蝶) are a homophone with the character for little gourds die (瓞), symbolic of fertility because of the multitude of their seeds. Butterflies and melons form the pun guadie (瓜瓞), a rebus for 'ceaseless generations of descendants'.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'BUTTERFLY AND MELON' SNUFF BOTTLE18th/19th centuryNaturalistically carved as a dimpled butter gourd, surrounded by gnarled branches and a large butterfly, the stone of pale greenish white tone with light russet patches, stopper. 7.2cm (3in) high. (2).Footnotes:十八/十九世紀 白玉雕瓜瓞紋鼻煙壺The wish for ceaseless generations of descendants, guadie mianmian (瓜瓞綿綿), which the combination of butterflies and melons invokes, appears to have originated from the 'Book of Odes', compiled between the 11th and the 7th century BC. The verses contained in this anthology make abundant use of plant and animal analogies to describe female beauty and human accomplishments. Butterflies die (蝶) are a homophone with the character making up the word for little gourds die (瓞), symbolic of fertility because of the multitude of their seeds.Compare with a white jade 'butterfly and melon' snuff bottle, 18th/19th century, which was sold at Sotheby's New York, 13 September 2017, lot 39.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE 'BIRD AND BEAR' GROUP17th centuryThe pale green stone with patches of attractive bright russet skin, carved as a bird with outstretched wings protectively shielding the recumbent lion, wood stand, box. 8cm (3 1/8in) wide (3).Footnotes:十七世紀 青玉雕鷹熊擺件Provenance: Bluett & Sons, Ltd, London (label)An English private collectionBonhams London, 15 May 2014, lot 211A distinguished English private collection來源：倫敦古董商Bluett & Sons Ltd.（標籤）英國私人收藏倫敦邦瀚斯，2014年5月15日，拍品編號211英國顯赫私人收藏The present carving is known as a yingxiong group, since the eagle (ying 鷹) and the bear (xiong 熊) together represent a visual pun for a 'hero', (yingxiong 英雄), perhaps suggesting that the piece would have been appropriate as a gift to someone serving in the military.Yingxiong carvings come in many different interpretations, from the gentle bird pecking the nose of an archaistic beast illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 6, Ming Dynasty, Beijing, 2011, no.261 and the more fearsome creatures illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 9, Qing Dynasty, Beijing, 2011, no.149, to the unusual form of the 'hero vase' featuring two conjoined cylindrical vases flanking an archaistic eagle and bear; see the spinach-green jade example illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 10, Qing Dynasty, Beijing, 2011, no.149.The present carving makes most effective use of the almost triangular pebble, highlighted by patches of deep russet. Instead of depicting the ferocity or stylised archaism frequently associated with the motif, this carving instead offers an intimate picture of two creatures looking at each other in harmony, with the bird spreading in its wings protectively over the crouching docile beast.See a related pale green jade yingxiong group, 17th/18th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 12 May 2011, lot 62.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
A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF PEACHES AND MONKEY18th centuryDeftly carved as a large peach issuing from a gnarled stem with another smaller peach and curling leaves, an auspicious bat swoops from the top while a monkey tries to clasp the giant peach with both arms, the stone of pale green tone with russet-brown patches, box, wood stand. 7.5cm (3in) long (3).Footnotes:十八世紀 玉雕靈猴獻壽Provenance: a distinguished English private collection來源：英國顯赫私人收藏The motif of monkey and peach has been popular in Chinese art since the tale of Xiyou ji (Journey to the West), published in the Ming dynasty, narrating the story of a monkey stealing a celestial peach of longevity from the orchard of the Queen Mother of the West. Naturally, the symbolism is one of longevity. See a related white jade carving of a monkey and peach, Qianlong, which was sold at Sotheby's London, 10 May 2017, lot 93.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
TWO JADE CARVINGS OF HORSES AND A JADE CARVING OF A BUDDHIST LIONMing DynastyThe Buddhist lion carved recumbent with its head turned to the right, with large bulbous eyes and floppy ears, the stone of pale green tone with russet patches, 5cm (2in) long; both carvings of horses leaning with their legs tucked sideways, their heads turned sharply facing their backs, the larger of brown tone, 6.2cm (2 1/2in) long; the smaller of pale green tone with russet brown patches, 5cm (2in) long. (3).Footnotes:明 玉馬及玉獅 一組三件Provenance: John Sparks Ltd., London, 21 May 1989 (the brown horse)A distinguished English private collection來源：倫敦古董商John Sparks Ltd.，1989年5月21日（玉馬較大者）英國顯赫私人收藏Compare with a related jade horse, probably Yuan or early Ming dynasty, illustrated by G.Tsang and H.Moss, Arts from the Scholar's Studio, Hong Kong, 1986, no.155.See a related mottled green jade carving of a horse, Ming dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 27 November 2018, lot 133.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE BIRD PENDANTMing DynastyThe pebble smoothly carved as a bird with finely incised feathers, clasping an auspicious branch of lingzhi in its beak, the underside with its feet neatly tucked beneath its body, the stone of pale green tone with russet-brown striations. 6.6cm (2 1/2in) long.Footnotes:明 玉鳥銜芝擺件Provenance: James and Marilynn Alsdorf collection, ChicagoRoger Keverne Ltd., LondonA distinguished English private collection來源：美國芝加哥，阿爾斯多夫舊藏倫敦古董商Roger Keverne Ltd.英國顯赫私人收藏James (1914-1990) and Marilynn Alsdorf (1925-2019) were important philanthropists and collectors of Asian art. The couple married in 1952 and travelled around the world buying art. James Alsdorf was an investor and business executive who served on US advisory committees under presidents Ronald Reagan and George Bush. The couple were patrons of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, and the University of Chicago's Smart Museum of Art. They are the namesake of the Art Institute's Alsdorf Galleries for Indian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art, which opened in 2009.Compare with a related pale green and russet jade carving of a phoenix and young, probably Ming dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams London, 9 November 2017, lot 247.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A WHITE JADE CARVING OF AN OX AND BOY17th centuryThe pebble smoothly carved as a recumbent ox with legs tucked underneath the large heavy body, the lowered head resting with finely incised horns curling towards its back, a rope attached to its nose also curling over its left shoulder, a smiling boy clambers over its rear, the stone of pale white tone with yellowish-russet veins. 9cm (3 1/2in) long.Footnotes:十七世紀 白玉童子牧牛擺件Provenance: Roger Keverne Ltd., LondonA distinguished English private collectionPublished, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2000, no.87來源：倫敦古董商Roger Keverne Ltd.英國顯赫私人收藏展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2000年，編號87See a related jade carving of a buffalo with two children, Ming dynasty, illustrated by J.C.Y.Watt, Chinese Jades from Han to Ch'ing, New York, p.66, no.48.Compare also with a white jade 'boys and ox' group, Ming dynasty, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 6 October 2015, lot 14.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
FOUR JADE CARVINGS OF MONKEYS17th/18th centuryThe largest monkey carved seated using a branch issuing a ripe peach to scratch its back, with wood stand, 5.3cm (2 1/8in) high; the next largest seated against rockwork and holding a peach in both hands, 4.8cm (1 7/8in) high; the third carving of two monkeys seated beside each other, one with its arm around the other while holding a peach, 3.1cm (1 1/4in) high; the fourth carving of two monkeys, one resting its head atop the other, 3.1cm (1 1/4in) long. (5).Footnotes:十七/十八世紀 玉猴 一組四件Provenance: Colonel M.M. Munro, Scotland (the largest monkey holding peach branch)S. Marchant & Son, London, 10 November 2000 (the largest monkey holding peach branch)Roger Keverne Ltd., London, 12 June 2003 (the monkey holding a peach above his knees)Roger Keverne Ltd., London, 6 November 2004 (small monkey group holding peach)Roger Keverne Ltd., London, 24 May 2004 (two monkeys)A distinguished English private collectionPublished, Illustrated and Exhibited: S. Marchant & Son, 75th Anniversary Exhibition of Post-Archaic Chinese Jades from Private Collections, London, 2000, no.81來源：蘇格蘭上校M.M.Munro舊藏（最大者）倫敦古董商S.Marchant & Son，2000年11月10日（最大者）倫敦古董商Roger Keverne Ltd.，2003年6月12日（膝上捧桃者）倫敦古董商Roger Keverne Ltd.，2004年11月6日（二猴抱桃者）倫敦古董商Roger Keverne Ltd.，2004年5月24日（二猴相對而坐者）英國顯赫私人收藏展覽著錄：S. Marchant & Son，《75th Anniversary Exhibition of Post-Archaic Chinese Jades from Private Collections》，倫敦，2000年，編號81Compare with a related jade carving of a monkey and young, Qianlong, illustrated by S.Howard Hansford, Jade: Essence of hills and streams, The Von Oertzen Collection of Chinese and Indian Jades, London, 1969, fig.D80; see also the monkey, 18th century, illustrated in The Woolf Collection of Chinese Jade, London, 2013, no.108.See also one white jade carving of a monkey, 18th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 7 June 2021, lot 730.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A WHITE JADE CARVING OF A HORSE AND MONKEY18th centuryThe small pebble exquisitely carved as a horse with finely incised mane and legs tucked beneath its body, a monkey with beady eyes and incised spine clambering on the horse's back pulling the reins and tugging the pricked ears, the stone of pale white tone with some frosty inclusions. 5.2cm (2in) long.Footnotes:十八世紀 白玉雕馬上封侯擺件Provenance: John Sparks Ltd., London, July 1990A distinguished English private collection來源：倫敦古董商John Sparks Ltd.，1990年7月英國顯赫私人收藏The monkey (hou 猴), is a homophone for 'marquis' (hou 侯), which on top of a horse (mashang 馬上), also meaning 'quickly', is a rebus for 'quick ennoblement' or rising quickly up the ladder of success in one's career.See a related pale green jade carving of a horse and monkey, 17th/18th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 16 May 2019, lot 148.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A RARE WHITE JADE CARVING OF A PHOENIX18th centuryThe mythical bird finely carved recumbent with its talons neatly tucked underneath the body, the plumage and wings finely incised and long curling tail feathers expertly pierced, clasping a long leafy spray of auspicious lingzhi fungus in its short beak, the head raised, the stone of pale-white tone with some milk-white inclusions, wood stand. 6.5cm (2 1/2in) long. (2).Footnotes:十八世紀 白玉雕鳳凰銜芝Provenance: Roger Keverne Ltd, London, 10 May 2002A distinguished English private collection來源：倫敦古董商Roger Keverne Ltd，2002年5月10日英國顯赫私人收藏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
A CALCIFIED WHITE JADE CYLINDRICAL VESSEL, CONGShang/early Western Zhou DynastyOf square section with a circular central hole and short collars to the top and bottom, the smooth sides slightly convex, the stone of chalky-white tone. 18.9cm (7 3/8in) long. Footnotes:商/西周早期 玉琮Provenance: Roger Keverne Ltd., LondonA distinguished English private collectionPublished, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2005, no.64來源：倫敦古董商Roger Keverne Ltd.英國顯赫私人收藏展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2005年，編號64Compare with a related cong, Shang or Western Zhou period, illustrated by J.Rawson, Chinese Jade From the Neolithic to the Qing, London, p.153, no.7:2.See a related large grey and mottled brown jade cong, formerly in the Florence and Herbert Irving collection, which was sold at Christie's New York, 25 September 2020, lot 1751.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A FINE VERY PALE GREEN JADE 'DOUBLE GOOSE' PAPERWEIGHT18th centuryCrisply carved as two flying geese with long slender necks, spreading their feathered wings detailed with plumage, mutually holding a spray of waterweed in their beaks, the stone of an even pale-green tone. 11.5cm (4 1/2in) wide.Footnotes:十八世紀 青白玉雕雙鵝紙鎮Provenance: an English private collectionBonhams London, 6 November 2008, lot 241A distinguished English private collection來源：英國私人舊藏倫敦邦翰斯，2008年11月6日，拍品編號241英國顯赫私人收藏For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE 'ELEPHANT AND BOY' GROUP17th/18th centuryThe charmingly wrinkled elephant with a finely incised tasselled caparison with diaper pattern and crashing waves on rocks, standing foursquare with its head turned sharply backwards towards a boy holding an ankusha clambering atop the rear, the stone of pale green tone with russet inclusions. 6cm (2 1/4in) long.Footnotes:十七/十八世紀 青白玉雕童子洗象Provenance: Michael Wilcox Ltd., London, 22 January 1988A distinguished English private collection來源：倫敦古董商Michael Wilcox Ltd.，1988年1月22日英國顯赫私人收藏The subject matter of a boy tending an elephant forms many 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), form 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.See also a related pale green and russet 'boys washing the elephant' group, Qianlong, which was sold at Bonhams London, 5 November 2020, lot 179.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A VERY PALE GREEN JADE CARVING OF A BUDDHIST LION18th centuryThe expertly carved coiled mythical beast with knobbly spine, the head with bulbous eyes beneath bushy brows and ruyi-shaped snout, its wide jaws clasping a sprig of auspicious lingzhi, the stone of even pale-green tone. 5cm (2in) long.Footnotes:十八世紀 青白玉雕臥獅Provenance: a distinguished English private collection來源：英國顯赫私人收藏Compare with a related very pale green jade carving of a mythical beast, 18th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 7 June 2021, lot 697.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PALE GREEN JADE CARVING OF A TOAD AND POMEGRANATE18th centuryNaturalistically carved as a large, plump toad with beady eyes and webbed feet, its back covered with raised bumps, crawling beside a gnarled branch issuing curling leaves and a ripe pomegranate bursting with seeds, the translucent stone of even pale-green tone. 6cm (2 3/8in) long.Footnotes:十八世紀 青白玉雕金蟾石榴Provenance: Michael Wilcox Ltd., London, 18 February 1986A distinguished English private collection來源：倫敦古董商Michael Wilcox Ltd.，1986年2月18日英國顯赫私人收藏Compare with a related white jade 'toad and pomegranate' group, 18th century, which was sold at Christie's London, 18 May 2012, lot 1220. See also another related pale green and grey jade 'toad and pomegranate' group, 18th century, which was sold at Christie's London, 5 November 2013, lot 81.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PALE GREEN JADE RETICULATED VASE AND COVERMing DynastyThe expertly-hollowed vase of slightly-flattened pear shape rising from a stepped tall foot to cylindrical neck, the body exquisitely pierced with an archaistic motif of stylised dragons, the foot with a rope-twist band, and neck with cicada-lappets, the cover pierced with swirling clouds and surmounted by a mythical-beast finial, the stone of pale green tone, with some grey and brown patches. 13.5cm (5 1/4in) high (2).Footnotes:明 青玉鏤雕仿古紋獅鈕蓋瓶Provenance: Roger Keverne Ltd., LondonA distinguished English private collectionPublished, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2008, no.70來源：倫敦古董商Roger Keverne Ltd.英國顯赫私人收藏展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2008年，編號70See a related jade vase and cover with similar pierced decoration, Ming dynasty, unearthed from the tomb of a son of the Qianlong emperor and now in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China, vol.1, Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, 2005, p.46.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A MUGHAL GREEN JADE BOWLIndia, 18th centuryFinely hollowed as an oval bowl supported on a neat foot encircled by a continuous band of lappets, another lappet band around the rim flanked by a pair of handles in the form of pendent fruit, the stone of even green tone, wood stand. 18cm (7 1/8in) wide (2).Footnotes:印度，十八世紀 青玉雕痕都斯坦式雙耳盌Provenance: Bonhams London, 15 May 2014, lot 163A distinguished English private collection來源：倫敦邦翰斯，2014年5月15日，拍品編號163英國顯赫私人收藏Mughal jade vessels are renowned for their exceptionally thinly carved walls and naturalistic motifs. Such finely carved pieces from Mughal India, Xinjiang and Mongolia are understood to have been introduced to the Imperial Court during the Qianlong reign period as tribute ware. It appears that the first documented piece arrived in 1758, and further pieces were presented to the Imperial Court from 1760 onwards, once Xinjiang was secured under the Qing administrative control. The Qianlong emperor greatly admired the fine quality of the Mughal jade workmanship, and wrote poems praising the Mughal pieces in his collection, describing them as 'thin as paper'. Chinese carvers strove to imitate the Mughal style, and arguably even surpassed the Mughal carvers in technical fineness of their carving. The thinness of the walls and simplicity of the carving in the Mughal style are particularly well suited to reveal the beauty of the jade stone itself. Indeed the apparent thinness is often as much the effect of the delicate translucency of the stone as it is a reflection of the carver's masterful skill. A number of Mughal and Mughal-style jade pieces in the Imperial collections are now in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, of which many were included in the Special Exhibition: Exquisite Beauty - Islamic Jades, Taipei, 2007. See for example the open dish form, and small handles shaped like gently dropping fruit, on nos.48 (incised with a Qianlong mark) and 56; see also the similar treatment of the fruit handles and soft greyish-green stone of no.57. Another similar example in the Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 10: Qing Dynasty, Beijing, 2011, no.217.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
A PALE GREEN JADE 'LOTUS' VASE18th centuryThe lustrous stone expertly carved as a large hollow lotus leaf with fluttering edges and finely incised veins, issuing from leafy stems bundled together with reeds beside further lotus pods and flowers, the stone of even pale green tone, box, carved wood stand. 15.8cm (6 1/4in) long. (3).Footnotes:十八世紀 青玉荷葉花插Provenance: Roger Keverne Ltd., LondonA distinguished English private collectionPublished, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2007, no.95來源：倫敦古董商Roger Keverne Ltd.英國顯赫私人收藏展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2007年，編號95See a related pale green jade 'lotus' vase, Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 8, Qing, Beijing, 2011, p.215, no.170, acc.no.Gu87767.Compare with a related but smaller jade lotus waterpot, 17th/18th century, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 24 November 2014, lot 1251.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
THREE JADE THUMB RINGS18th/19th centuryOne ring carved in low relief around the exterior with archaistic C-scrolls, the stone of pale white tone with grey-brown patches, 3cm (1 1/4in) wide; another ring carved on one side with a tiger seated beneath a tree, the stone of greyish-green tone with russet patch, 3cm (1 1/4in) wide; the third ring carved around the exterior with two playful horses and a pine tree, the stone of white tone, 2.8cm (1 1/8in) diam. (3).Footnotes:十八/十九世紀 玉雕扳指 一組三件Provenance: Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd., London, 20 June 2002 (the one with C-scrolls)S. Marchant & Son, London, 16 June 2003 (the ones with tiger and two horses)A distinguished English private collection來源：倫敦古董商Robert Kleiner & Co. Ltd.，2002年6月20日（雕仿古紋扳指）倫敦古董商S. Marchant & Son，2003年6月16日（虎紋及馬紋扳指）英國顯赫私人收藏See a similar white jade thumb ring, 18th/19th century, with horses around the exterior, which was sold at Sotheby's London, 11 May 2016, lot 144.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
AN AGATE 'DOUBLE-BADGER' PENDANT18th/19th centuryCrisply carved in openwork as a pair of badgers, arranged head to tail, the outline conforming to the shape of the pebble, applied with a gold fitting, the stone of raspberry-red tone. 5.5cm (2 1/4in) long.Footnotes:十八/十九世紀 瑪瑙雕雙獾佩Provenance: a distinguished English private collection來源：英國顯赫私人收藏A related white jade 'double-badger' group formerly in the Tuyet Nguyet Collection, is illustrated by H.K.F.Hui and T.Y.Pang, Virtuous Treasures: Chinese Jades for the Scholar's Table, Hong Kong, 2007, no.103, where the author notes that 'two badgers' (Shuanghuan 雙獾), is a pun for 'conjugal joy'.See also a related white jade 'double badgers' carving, 18th/19th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 10 November 2016, lot 59.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A JADE AXE BLADE, YUE; AND A SQUARE PLAQUE DISCThe blade Zhou Dynasty; the plaque Neolithic Period/Shang DynastyThe blade of trapezoidal form gently flaring outwards, with two pairs of toothed notches on the edges, both sides incised with geometric patterns, with a circular hole pierced to the upper section, the stone of greenish tone with russet inclusions, 12.8cm (5in) long; and with a square disc plaque, pierced with a circular aperture to the centre, the stone of mottled-brown tone, box, 6.2cm (2 7/16in) long. (3).Footnotes:周 玉戚 及新石器時代或商 石斧Provenance: David David-Weill, Paris (the axe blade)Sotheby's Paris, 16 December 2015, lot 33 (the axe blade)Roger Keverne Ltd., London (the plaque)A distinguished English private collectionPublished, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2001, no.76 (the plaque)來源：法國巴黎David David-Weill舊藏（玉戚）巴黎蘇富比，「尚古彌珍-威爾中國古代藝術品珍藏」專場拍賣，2015年12月16日，拍品編號33（玉戚）倫敦古董商Roger Keverne Ltd.（石斧）英國顯赫私人收藏展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2001年，編號76（石斧）David David-Weill (1871–1952) was a French-American banker, chairman of Lazard Frères in Paris. He was born in San Francisco in 1871 to a prominent family of French bankers. It was after the family returned to France in 1884 and during an extended tour of European museums that David David-Weill developed what was to become a life-long passion for the arts. He was in many ways a true visionary who began collecting Chinese art long before its aesthetics became known to a wider audience in the West. With a discerning eye for quality and rarity and with a tremendous curiosity about the objects he acquired, he formed one of the most important collections of early Chinese art in France. During his lifetime he donated many pieces to the Musee Guimet, the Louvre and the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris while also supporting the acquisition of other important works of art for these museums.See 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.9For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A VERY FINE WHITE JADE 'DOUBLE-GOURD' PENDANT18th centuryThe pebble naturalistically carved as two double-gourds with leafy tendrils and stems, the stone of even pale white tone, with gold attachments. 5cm (2in) long.Footnotes:十八世紀 白玉葫蘆墜Provenance: a distinguished English private collection來源：英國顯赫私人收藏Jade carvings in the form of double-gourds were popular from the reign of the Qianlong emperor, and the present piece is impressive for the finely carved leaves and the smooth polish of the body of the gourd. Compare with a related but larger white jade double gourd pendant, 18th century, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 October 2013, lot 3333.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A GREENISH-YELLOW JADE AXE BLADE, YUENeolithic PeriodOf flattened rectangular form flaring at the rounded blade, pierced with a circular aperture to the upper section, the stone of greenish-yellow tone with russet flecks and inclusions. 16.1cm (6 5/16in) long.Footnotes:新石器時代 玉鉞Provenance: an Asian private collectionRoger Keverne Ltd., London, December 2007A distinguished English private collectionPublished, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2007, no.78來源：亞洲私人收藏倫敦古董商Roger Keverne Ltd.，2007年12月英國顯赫私人收藏展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2007年，編號78Compare with a related jade axe illustrated by Roger Keverne Ltd., Jade, London, 1991, p.55, fig.11. See also a related jade axe, Neolithic period, Liangzhu Culture, illustrated by A.Forsyth and B.McElney, Jades from China, Bath, 1994, p.130, no.34. See a further related but smaller jade axe, Neolithic period, formerly in the Chang Wei-Hwa collection, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 27 November 2019, lot 2740.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
THREE ARCHAIC JADE CARVINGSShang Dynasty/Warring States PeriodComprising a conical bead, Western Zhou dynasty, carved around the tapering sides with whorls. 4.5cm (1 3/4in) long; a rectangular plaque, Warring States period, with a central ridge from top to bottom and carved on either side with C-scrolls, the stone of creamy-orange tone. 8.2cm (3 1/4in) long; and another rectangular plaque, Warring States period, similarly carved on either side with C scrolls, the stone of pale green tone. 6cm (2 3/8in) long. (3).Footnotes:商/戰國 玉飾 一組三件Provenance: Professor Cheng Te-k'un (1907-2001) (the bead)Roger Keverne Ltd., London (the bead)Frank Caro, New York (the larger plaque)Dr Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), acquired from the above in 1961 (the larger plaque)Christie's London, 3 November 2009, lot 154 (part lot) (the larger plaque)A European private collection (the smaller plaque)Roger Keverne Ltd., London (the smaller plaque)A distinguished English private collectionPublished, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2005, no.65 (the bead)來源：鄭德坤教授（1907-2001）舊藏（玉勒）倫敦古董商Roger Keverne Ltd.（玉勒）紐約古董商Frank Caro（條形飾較大者）亞瑟·M.賽克勒博士（1913-1987）舊藏，於1961年購自上者（條形飾較大者）倫敦佳士得，2009年11月3日，拍品編號154（部分）（條形飾較大者）歐洲私人收藏（條形飾較小者）倫敦古董商Roger Keverne Ltd.（條形飾較小者）英國顯赫私人收藏展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2005年，編號65（玉勒）See a related jade pendant of stepped form, Spring and Autumn period, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 3, Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period, Beijing, 2011, p.53, no.44. Compare the conical jade bead with a very similar jade bead, Zhou dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams London, 11 May 2021, lot 5.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A JADE-INLAID HUANGHUALI BOX AND COVERThe jade Ming Dynasty, the box 18th centuryOf circular shape, the cover with straight sides inlaid with a circular jade plaque carved with a hexagram on a pierced ground amidst swirling clouds, the stone of pale green tone, the box left plain and incised with an 'Yiqin jushi' ['retired scholar Yiqin'] seal mark, the wood well grained of amber-honey tone. 10.7cm (4 1/8in) diam. (2).Footnotes:十八世紀 黃花梨蓋盒 鑲明代玉牌「翊欽居士」篆書刻款Provenance: a European private collection來源：歐洲私人收藏This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * Y* VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.Y Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
TWO JADE ANIMAL PLAQUESShang/Western Zhou DynastyThe larger carved as a stylised mythical bird of flat arched form and decorated on both sides with scrolls, with a circular hole pierced for suspension, wood box, 7.2cm (2 7/8in) long; the smaller tiger-shaped plaque of similar flat form and pierced hole, finely incised as a crouching feline with paws bent. 6.5cm (2 1/2in) long. (3).Footnotes:商/西周 玉動物形珮 一組兩件Provenance: a Western private collection (the tiger)Roger Keverne Ltd., London, December 2007 (the tiger)A distinguished English private collectionPublished, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2007, no.84 (tiger)來源：西方私人收藏（虎形佩）倫敦古董商Roger Keverne Ltd.，2007年12月（虎形佩）英國顯赫私人收藏展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦，2007年，編號84（虎形佩）See a related tiger pendant, Shang dynasty, in the British Museum, London, acc.no.1935,0115.19. See also a similar jade bird pendant, Western Zhou period, in the British Museum, London, illustrated by J.Rawson, Chinese Jades from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, p.227, fig.1.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE 'PHOENIX' FINIAL; AN AGATE BAMBOO-SECTIONED TUBULAR BEAD; AND A PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE SWORD POMMELWarring States PeriodComprising a cylindrical finial with scrolling motifs, attached to a jade phoenix, its upswept wings atop square-sectioned socket finial, the stone of pale green tone; an agate tubular bead with three raised bands, the highly-polished stone with attractive milky inclusions; and a jade sword pommel, the raised centre medallion carved with a whorl motif and surrounded by an outer field of scrolling patterns, the stone of pale green tone with extensive inclusions. The finial, 9cm (3 9/16in) high. (3).Footnotes:戰國 玉飾兩件 及瑪瑙管形飾 一組三件Provenance: Sotheby's London, 18 July 1994, lot 11 (the agate tubular bead)Roger Keverne Ltd., London, 20 December 2006 (the jade sword pommel)A distinguished English private collection來源：倫敦蘇富比，1994年7月18日，拍品編號11（瑪瑙管形飾）倫敦古董商Roger Keverne Ltd.，2006年12月20日（玉劍首）英國顯赫私人收藏The decoration of a border of raised 'grain' pattern surrounding a medallion of whorl motif became part of a standardised repertoire for jade sword pommels during the Warring States period. Compare three examples of such design, Warring States period, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 3 Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period, Beijing, 2011, pp.238-239, pls.258-260. See also a related example of a greyish-white jade sword pommel, Warring States period, illustrated by R.Keverne, ed., Jade, London, 1991, p.103, fig.22.See also a similar rare jade tube-shaped pendant, Late Warring States Period, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 3 December 2021, lot 2751.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
THREE ARCHAIC JADE CARVINGSEastern Zhou/Han DynastyComprising a stylised dragon pendant of S-shape with a dragon head and carved with C-scrolls, the stone of dark green tone with calcified areas of pale-ochre. 9cm (3 1/2in) long; a curved xi with stylised mythical-beast head, incised with a wave pattern, 11.2cm (4 3/8in) long; and a cicada, the stone of creamy-greyish white tone. 5cm (2in) long, one box. (4).Footnotes:東周/漢 玉飾 一組三件Provenance: Roger Keverne Ltd., London, 11 February 2008 (dragon pendant) A distinguished English private collection來源：倫敦古董商Roger Keverne Ltd.，2008年2月11日（龍形飾）英國顯赫私人收藏The xi, or arched fang-shaped pendant, was likely made to be used as a knot-loosener. At that time, xi pendants were usually made as pairs and buried in tombs. While the examples dated to the Spring and Autumn period resembled the shape of an animal's tooth or fang, the pendants made during the Warring States period were usually more slender in form. Dragon-shaped pendants were developed from the late Warring States period to early Western Han dynasty; see Gu Fang, The Pictorial Handbook of Ancient Chinese Jades, Beijing, 2007, p.240.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A WHITE JADE 'DOUBLE BATS' PENDANT19th centuryOf rectangular form carved as a craggy rock, one side with four-character inscription in zhuan script, reading fu man shan he, the top pierced with two auspicious bats, the stone of even pale white tone. 5.5cm (2 1/4in) long.Footnotes:十九世紀 白玉雕「福滿山河」紋牌Provenance: Dr Walter Rieder (1890-1986)Dr Walter Rieder (1890-1986) served in the Swiss East Asia Mission (SOAM) in Qingdao, Shandong Province, between October 1930 and December 1951. The mission specialised in educational, literary and philanthropic work and Dr Rieder was in fact, not a theologian or missionary, but a teacher of mathematics, physics and science to high school students attached to the SOAM. His guiding principles were 'Creating understanding between different cultures' and 'Building bridges between East and West'. While in Qingdao, Dr Rieder collected a wide variety of Chinese art. The objects in the collection thus offer a unique window into the type of antiques that were on the market in Qingdao in the second quarter of the 20th century. As well as demonstrating his passion for Chinese art, his collection also reveals the personal friendships Dr Rieder forged with local artists, some of whom he knew from his teaching activities. Dr Rieder had a scholarly approach to studying his collection. Alongside many of his objects, meticulous notes can sometimes be found detailing his art historical commentaries. The collection was hence Dr Rieder's gateway to the history and culture of China. Objects from the collection were exhibited at the Kunsthaus in Interlaken, Switzerland in 2006 and 2018.來源：Walter Rieder博士（1890-1986）舊藏1930年10月至1951年12月間，Walter Rieder博士（1890-1986）於山東青島的瑞士東亞使團 (SOAM) 任職。該組織專注於教育、文學和慈善工作，但Rieder博士並非作為傳教士，而是作為一名教師，教授高中數學、物理及科學科目，並以促進'文化間交流理解'和'搭建東西方文化的橋樑'為己任。在其旅居青島期間，Rieder博士大量收藏了各類中國藝術品。通過本次拍賣所呈現的拍品，我們得以一窺二十世紀後半葉的青島古董市場。Rieder博士的藏品不僅展示了他對中國藝術的熱情，還反應了其任教期間與當地的文人逸士建立的個人友誼。 Rieder博士還對其藏品進行了學術研究，並對很多物品留下了詳細筆記。也因為此，這些藏品也成為了Rieder博士了解中國歷史和文化的門戶。本次上拍的拍品曾於2006年與2018年於瑞士因特拉肯的美術館展出。The inscription on the plaque reads '福满山河' which may be translated as 'the mountains and rivers filled with good fortune'. The Chinese for bat (fu 蝠) is a homophone for 'good fortune' (fu 福) and two bats are a rebus for double-good fortune.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A GROUP OF SIX JADE CARVINGS AND ORNAMENTSQing DynastyComprising a mirror with a jade belt hook with mythical-beast head terminal forming the handle, set with a large jade circular plaque; a magnifying glass with jade handle; a jade pendant in the form of a basket of flowers; a jade bracelet and two hairpins in the form of jade birds. The mirror, 23.2cm (9 1/8in) long. (6).Footnotes:清 玉飾 一組六件Provenance: Dr Walter Rieder (1890-1986)Dr Walter Rieder (1890-1986) served in the Swiss East Asia Mission (SOAM) in Qingdao, Shandong Province, between October 1930 and December 1951. The mission specialised in educational, literary and philanthropic work and Dr Rieder was in fact, not a theologian or missionary, but a teacher of mathematics, physics and science to high school students attached to the SOAM. His guiding principles were 'Creating understanding between different cultures' and 'Building bridges between East and West'. While in Qingdao, Dr Rieder collected a wide variety of Chinese art. The objects in the collection thus offer a unique window into the type of antiques that were on the market in Qingdao in the second quarter of the 20th century. As well as demonstrating his passion for Chinese art, his collection also reveals the personal friendships Dr Rieder forged with local artists, some of whom he knew from his teaching activities. Dr Rieder had a scholarly approach to studying his collection. Alongside many of his objects, meticulous notes can sometimes be found detailing his art historical commentaries. The collection was hence Dr Rieder's gateway to the history and culture of China. Objects from the collection were exhibited at the Kunsthaus in Interlaken, Switzerland in 2006 and 2018.來源：Walter Rieder博士（1890-1986）舊藏1930年10月至1951年12月間，Walter Rieder博士（1890-1986）於山東青島的瑞士東亞使團 (SOAM) 任職。該組織專注於教育、文學和慈善工作，但Rieder博士並非作為傳教士，而是作為一名教師，教授高中數學、物理及科學科目，並以促進'文化間交流理解'和'搭建東西方文化的橋樑'為己任。在其旅居青島期間，Rieder博士大量收藏了各類中國藝術品。通過本次拍賣所呈現的拍品，我們得以一窺二十世紀後半葉的青島古董市場。Rieder博士的藏品不僅展示了他對中國藝術的熱情，還反應了其任教期間與當地的文人逸士建立的個人友誼。 Rieder博士還對其藏品進行了學術研究，並對很多物品留下了詳細筆記。也因為此，這些藏品也成為了Rieder博士了解中國歷史和文化的門戶。本次上拍的拍品曾於2006年與2018年於瑞士因特拉肯的美術館展出。This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
A VERY RARE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL BEAKER VASE, GUEarly 15th century Of slender form with a compressed central section rising from a spreading foot to a flaring trumpet neck, decorated to the central section and foot with large flower-heads issuing from leafy scrolls against a dark-blue ground, separated by four flanges, the neck with tall arching lappets containing further flower-heads against a dark-blue ground, beneath the rim with grapes and tendrils on a turquoise-blue ground. 25cm (10in) high.Footnotes:十五世紀早期 銅胎掐絲琺瑯花卉紋出戟觚The present lot is extremely rare with another example in the Palace Museum in Beijing. Compare with a nearly identical cloisonné enamel beaker vase, early Ming dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Enamels, 1, p.86, no.20.Of archaistic form inspired by ancient bronze vessels from the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the present lot encapsulates the Imperial Court's concerns for the moral and political aspects of the antique. Gu vases were mentioned even in the Analects (Lunyu: Book 6, verse 25) purportedly the sayings of the sage Confucius written down by his disciples. We know that originally these were wine vessels to be drunk from by humans rather than spirits, specifically in religious sites. Although by the Ming dynasty rituals had changed, the gu vase still continued to hold important value, and successive reigns continued to imitate the shape in different media including jade and cloisonné enamel. By reviving the form of these archaic vessels, the Court strengthened its legitimacy as custodians of Confucian tradition and ritual, signalling their own virtue and mandate to rule.See a similar cloisonné enamel vase, gu, early Ming dynasty, illustrated in Colourful, Elegant, and Exquisite: A Special Exhibition of Imperial Enamel Ware from Mr. Robert Chang's Collection, Suzhou, 2007, no.10. Another related cloisonné enamel vase, gu, 15th century, is illustrated by G.G.Avitabile, Chinesische und Japanische Cloisonné und Champleve-Arbeiten von 1400 bis 1900, Berlin, 1981, p.45.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Full title: A Chinese white jade pendant, QingDescription:Dim.: 5 x 3,5 cmThe absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A Chinese jade belt buckle mounted as a table lighter in silver by Gump & Co, Qing and 20th C.Description:L.: 23 cmThe absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A Chinese white jade bi disc, HanDescription:Dia.: 6 cm (the jade)H.: 11,5 cm (incl. stand)The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A Chinese wooden box and cover with a white jade 'quail' plaque, 18/19th C.Description:Dim.: 13 x 9 x 6 cm (the box )L.: 10 x 6,5 cm (the jade)The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A Chinese wooden box with a white jade 'ruyi' plaque as cover, 18/19th C.Description:Dim.: 12,5 x 10 x 5,5 cm (the box )L.: 11,5 x 9,5 cm (the jade)Ê Weight: 133 grams (the jade)Ê Condition:- The jade with a natural tension line included in the stone and a few negligible scattered nicks throughout.- The box with a probably production-related filled hole and a consolidated crack, as well as minor superficial wear.The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A Chinese pale celadon jade teapot and cover, QingDescription:L.: 17 cm - H.: 13 cmThe absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A Chinese white jade 'Eight horses of Mu Wang' snuff bottle, 18/19th C.Description:H.: 8 cmÊ Provenance:- A Belgian private collection.- Acquired from Marc Michot, antiques dealer, Bruges.The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
Full title: A rare Chinese monochrome white-glazed bowl, Jinlu Dajiao Tan Yong mark, JiajingDescription:Dia.: 9 cm - H.: 4,5 cmÊ Condition: (UV-checked)- In quasi excellent condition, with a few superficial glaze loss on the rim.Ê _____________- _____________Ê Provenance: - A Belgian private collection.- A South-German private collection.Ê Ref.: - The British Museum, registration no. PDF,B.675 for an almost identical cup. (link available on our website rm-auctions.com) - A similar bowl, dated Xuande, is in the National Palace Museum of Taiwan. (link available on our website rm-auctions.com)Ê Presented in a blue-lined glass-front display box, which dates back to the period of the Republic of China (1912-1949).In the well of the bowl, we find the character cha (tea) within a double circle in underglaze blue. On the base is the mark 'Jinlu Dajiao Tan yong' (for use on the Gold Record Great Sacrifice Altar) within a circle, the cobalt of a deep blue tone.Both the Taoshuo and the Jingdezhen Taolu mention a tanzhan (altar cup). The Taoshuo first quotes a passage from the Bowu Yaolan (Select Items from Things Surveyed): Small white cups, inscribed with the characters 'tea', 'wine', "hot water with dates' and "hot water with ginger' respectively. They were Daoist ceremonial vessels for Shizong [Jiajing Emperor] and were called altar cups. They are not as good as those from the Xuande period.These cups from the Jiajing period exist in three sizes: large, medium, and small. Those with the "tea" character are of good quality, while those inscribed "hot water with ginger' are of inferior quality. They are inscribed "Jinlu Dajiao Tan Yong". In Daoist terminology Jinlu is an edict from the High Lord. The Jinlu dajiao (gold register), the huanglu dajiao (yellow register), and the yulu dajiao (jade register) are three important sacrificial ceremonies. The present cup (and excavated shards) provides important information as to what was placed on the altar on such occasions.Ê __________________"______"_______"_"_"_"_________________________________________"________"_'"_'"_'"_'___"______'______"_________"__"__"__"(__)______Ê ____"______"___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Ê ____________"_____"_____________________________"______________________________________________________________________" "__"____"_____"__________________The absence of a condition report does not imply that a lot is in perfect condition. Please contact us to let us know which lots are of interest, so we can make the requested reports for you.Once complete, they will be published on our website.High resolution pictures are already available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. Further questions are always welcome at info@rm-auctions.com
A Chinese carved jade plaque of a figure with carved hardwood stand, 7 3/4" high overall, a carved jade pot and cover with dragon head and scrolled decoration, on three paw supports, 3 1/2" high, and a larger similar jade pot and cover with floral and pierced decoration, on three cabriole supports, 5 1/4" high
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