ID 807343
Lot 764 | A RARE AND SUPERB PAIR OF FINELY CARVED GREEN JADE GU-FORM VASES
Estimate value
$ 180 000 – 250 000
QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER INCISED NIAN ZHI MARKS AND OF THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
Each vase with globular central section is finely carved with two sinuous five-clawed dragons pursuing flaming pearls reserved on a ground of cloud scrolls, between borders of classic scrolls encircled by overlapping petals. The underside of the flaring mouth rim is decorated with a band of ruyi heads, raised bosses and classic scroll, and the splayed foot is similarly decorated. The stone is of a soft, rich moss-green color.
11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm) high, fitted cloth box
Provenance
The Arthur Curtiss James (1867-1941) Collection, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 13-15 November 1941, lot 154.
Christie's New York, 24 March 2004, lot 56.
Literature
Tina Yee-wan Pang and Jane Sze, Virtuous Treasures: Chinese Jades for the Scholar's Table, University Museum and Art Gallery, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2008, pp. 98-99.
Exhibited
Hong Kong, University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong, Virtuous Treasures: Chinese Jades for the Scholar's Table, 17 November 2007-17 February 2008.
Special notice
Please note that this lot is subject to an import tariff. The amount of the import tariff due is a percentage of the final hammer price plus buyer's premium. The buyer should contact Post Sale Services prior to the sale to determine the estimated amount of the import tariff. If the buyer instructs Christie's to arrange shipping of the lot to a foreign address the buyer will not be required to pay the import tariff, but the shipment may be delayed while awaiting approval to export from the local government. If the buyer instructs Christie's to arrange shipping of the lot to a domestic address, if the buyer collects the property in person, or if the buyer arranges their own shipping (whether domestically or internationally), the buyer will be required to pay the import tariff. For the purpose of calculating sales tax, if applicable, the import tariff will be added to the final hammer price plus buyer's premium and sales tax will be collected as per The Buyer's Premium and Taxes section of the Conditions of Sale.
Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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Historical era: | Qianlong period |
Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Vases and vessels |
Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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Historical era: | Qianlong period |
Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Vases and vessels |
Address of auction |
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