ID 1007302
Lot 803 | A RARE MINIATURE PALE YELLOWISH-GREEN AND RUSSET JADE RHYTON
Estimate value
$ 20 000 – 30 000
SONG-MING DYNASTY (AD 960-1644)
The rhyton is carved with an inverted horned beast mask at the bottom, with its horns acting as feet for the vessel and the curled mane forming the handle. The upper body is decorated in high relief with a clambering chilong reserved on an archaistic scroll ground. The stone is of a pale yellowish-green tone with some russet patches.
1 ½ in. (3.8 cm.) high
Provenance
Robert H. Ellsworth (1929-2014), New York.
Anthony Carter, London, 29 March 2004.
The LJZ Collection, United States.
Literature
A. Carter, The LJZ Collection of Chinese Jades, London, 2022, pp. 72-73, no. 31.
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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| Historical era: | Ming dynasty, Liao dynasty, Song dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
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| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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| Historical era: | Ming dynasty, Liao dynasty, Song dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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