A SUPERB AND FINELY CARVED ARCHAISTIC WHITE JADE RHYTON

Lot 837
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ID 1007305
Lot 837 | A SUPERB AND FINELY CARVED ARCHAISTIC WHITE JADE RHYTON
Estimate value
$ 800 000 – 1 200 000
A SUPERB AND FINELY CARVED ARCHAISTIC WHITE JADE RHYTON

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

The exterior is carved in relief with archaistic motifs including an elaborate winged taotie mask below bands of 'C' scrolls, ropetwist and key-fret pattern. The stone with soft polish is of a creamy white tone with a few scattered areas of russet.

6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) high





Provenance

June, Lady Horlick (1926-2006) Collection, England.

Eskenazi Ltd., London.

Anthony Carter, London, 14 May 2008.

The LJZ Collection, United States.



Literature

Eskenazi Ltd., Chinese Sculpture and Works of Art, New York, 2008, pp. 56-59, no. 20.

J. Johnson and Chan Lai Pik, 5000 Years of Chinese Jade, San Antonio, 2011, p. 109, no. 73.

Eskenazi Ltd., A Dealer’s Hand: The Chinese Art World through the Eyes of Giuseppe Eskenazi, London, 2012, p. 235, pl. 151.

A. Carter, The LJZ Collection of Chinese Jades, London, 2022, pp. 76-79, cover and no. 33.



Exhibited

New York, Eskenazi Ltd., Chinese Sculpture and Works of Art, 17-29 March 2008.

San Antonio, San Antonio Museum of Art, 5000 Years of Chinese Jade, 1 October 2011-19 February 2012.
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