ID 1007298
Lot 817 | A PALE GREENISH-WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CUP WITH 'CHILONG' HANDLES
Estimate value
$ 40 000 – 60 000
YUAN-MING DYNASTY (1279-1644)
The shallow cup is raised on a circular ring foot and set with two handles shaped as clambering chilong with bifurcated tails. The exterior is incised with further chilong amidst clouds. The semi-translucent stone is of a pale greenish-white tone with areas of russet and opaque buff mottling. The base is carved with a twelve-character inscription in seal script that conveys a wish for sons and grandsons forever.
5 5/8 in. (14.2 cm.) wide, cloth box
Provenance
Angus Forsyth Collection, Hong Kong.
Anthony Carter, London, 27 August 2002.
The LJZ Collection, United States.
Literature
A. Forsyth and B. McElney, Jades from China, Bath, 1994, p. 342, no. 263.
J. Johnson and Chan Lai Pik, 5000 Years of Chinese Jade, San Antonio, 2011, p. 100, no. 64.
A. Carter, The LJZ Collection of Chinese Jades, London, 2022, pp. 52-53, no. 21.
Exhibited
Bath, England, Museum of East Asian Art, Jades from China, 11 June 1994.
San Antonio, San Antonio Museum of Art, 5000 Years of Chinese Jade, 1 October 2011-19 February 2012.
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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| Historical era: | Ming dynasty, Liao dynasty, Yuan dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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| Historical era: | Ming dynasty, Liao dynasty, Yuan dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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