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Lot 76
A LARGE GOOD QUALITY CHINESE CELADON JADE BRUSHPOT, the sides decorated in deep relief with a continuous scene of Immortals and boy attendants in a setting of rockwork and pine, the stone with grey inclusions, the side with an incised and gilded four-character Qianlong mark and with another inscription, 5.2in diameter at rim & 6.9in high.
Lot 73
Chinese archaistic turquoise-inlaid bone dagger in the form of a tiger, 16.8cm long; together with a oracle bone with inscriptions, 12.8cm long; and a jade carving of a stag, 9cm long; Shang Dynasty and later. (3) Literature: Palmer, J. P. , Jade, 1967, p. 40, plate 4 where a similar example is illustrated.
Lot 79
C17th Chinese white jade ‘nine-dragon’ pendant, pierced and carved to one side with six dragons amongst lingzhi fungus, the reverse with archaistic scrolls and whorl motifs, the handle crested by an archaistic dragon and flanked by two dragons below six spiral rings, Kangxi, 12.1cm high. A similar example was exhibited in the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Accession no. 40.2008.
Lot 2
This is a jade phoenix and dragon carving representing symbols of yang and yin. The iconography suggests the power of the female over the male. This is a round carving with fine curved decorations over the body and heads of the phoenix and dragon. The dragon is delicately carved with its head and body on one side of the phoenix, and legs and tail on the other side, with a carved out space between. The phoenix has curved appendices and the jade has beautiful translucency. Dimensions: Length 4cms, height 4.5cms, weight 10 grams Warring States period (475 – 221 B.C)
Lot 36
Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD) It is rare to find a Han bronze animal of such large size. Moreover, it is unusual to see such a naturalistic pose giving the impression of stealthy movement. It shows great strength and power. It has a fierce expression on the face with an open mouth revealing teeth and tongue. There are curved bands with incised lines either side of head, prominent eyes, detailed nostrils and small round ears. The gilding is partially covered by encrustations on a maroon black patination. The body shows powerful musculature with detailed curved markings above the large claws. The left hind leg is slightly raised giving the impression of motion. The long curved triangular shaped tail terminates in a curled end. The base shows a hollow body with much heavy black encrustation. it is interesting to compare this Han feline with the inlaid Warring States feline. Test results Dr Peter Northover has tested the bronze and spectroscopic examination results support the Han dating. He concludes that: `The composition of this feline is fully consistent with a Han Dynasty origin.’ The full report is available. Dimensions: Length 25cms, width 6.5cm, weight 835 grams References 1. Powerful figures of strident felines are also found among the monumental stone sculptures of Han Dynasty spirit roads, three of which are illustrated in paludan, The Chinese Spirit Road, 1991 pls.36-8, one in the Guanlinmiao Museum, Luoyang, two in the Shaanxi provincial Museum, Xi’an. 2. See Chinese Art: Bronze, Jade Sculpture, Ceramics Daisy Lion-Goldsmith and 3. Jean Claude Moreau Gobard,. pl.43
Lot 5
Exceptional large neolithic bi disc. It has a subtle range of colours including blue, green, grey, black and creamy white. The surface pattern shows cloud like effects with streaks of lines and in places the stone has a stippled appearance. There are dark and light areas and the surface is highly polished. The central drilling is conical and was re-polished to remove all drilling traces. There are corrosive areas most evident on one side. This type of jade and the techniques used to drill the hole, suggests a late neolithic date. Dimensions: diameter 26cms, hole 5.7cms, thickness 1mm – 10mm, weight 1820 grams Reference A two segment disc in a similar type of bluish, speckled jade is in the Harvard Art Museum collection acc. No. 1943.50.597, online image at http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/ob- ject/204625?position=0
Lot 6
Ming dynasty (1368 – 1644 AD) A beautiful 16th – 17th century Ming horse. The predominantly brownish/grey stone carving follows the shape of the original pebble. The recumbent horse has its head turned back showing the finely delineated mane and tail curved at the front. The face is composed and expressive. The base is formed from an inclusion of deep russet colour and is carved in low relief with cloud scrolls. It has its original carved wooden stand. Dimensions: Length 8.5cms, weight 300 grams Reference 1. See jade Ming horse Lot 194, Mallams auction October 2014
Lot 7
An 18th century white jade group of 3 rams, the jade of pure mutton fat colour carved almost in the round to show a ram, head with luxuriant beard turned around, seated next to his partner and with a young ram perched on his back, the base finely carved to show detailed line decoration of the underside of the legs and hooves. Coupled with its original ivory stand, carved as a slice of a tree trunk with foliage. Three Rams’ (sanyang) design is commonly found represented in Chinese art, particularly in Jade. The ram is a traditional emblem of good luck, since the Chinese term for ram (or goat), yang, is a homophone of yang, ‘sun’, and represents the male or positive principle in the yin-yang duality. The Chinese character for ram is also used as a variant for a similar character pronounced xiang, which means happiness. Three rams, san yang, are considered a particularly auspicious symbol, evoking the expression sanyang kaitai, the awakening of nature in spring, which signifies good luck and happiness. Dimensions: Length 9cms, height 5cms, weight 375 grams references 1. See `The complete Collection of Treasures at the palace museum’ jade ware 111, pl.88. 2. Christies sale of Hartman jade 28th Nov 2006 lot 1418. 3. Sothebys sale of ram group March 2015 Lot 298
Lot 8
Liangzhu period (3400 – 2250 BC) This jade bi disc is of exceptional size and decoration. The inner and outer edges are smooth. There is a chip on the inner hole which has been smoothed down. It is drilled from both sides with a slightly uneven join, characteristic of Liangzhu period discs. The decoration comprises of lightly incised birds on pedestals, sitting on four round objects which may represent eggs. There are two parallel lines above and below monster masks with oval eyes and headdress, and a distinctive trapezoidal inlay plate. This has been developed from the shaped crown worn by a deity or ancestor and is an iconic decoration used by the Liangzhu people. The design is repeated on both side. The stone is light and dark green, cream, orange, and dark brown, with semi- translucent light green areas. Many decoration details appear to be worn away or were lightly incised. Geological condition The stone is nephrite, which under magnification, shows numerous crevices, weathering, colour change, loss of translucency, loss of lustre, whitening in grooves, crystal formation, crystal enlargement, surface dissolution, and porosities. Dimensions: diameter 37cm, thickness 1cm reducing to 3mm at edge, weight 3060 grams References 1. british Museum had a large disc with similar bird design on display until 2015 when it was removed. 2. Chinese Jade Neolithic to Qing Jessica Rawson p132. 3. Chinese Jades, Study of Jades of the Liangzhou Culture. Colloquies on Art and Archeology No 18, 1997. Rosemary Scott 4. See Teng Shu-ping, Chinese Jades Edited by Rosemary Scott p19.
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