ID 1007307
Lot 806 | A VERY RARE PALE GREENISH-WHITE AND RUSSET JADE YI-FORM POURING VESSEL
Estimate value
$ 60 000 – 80 000
SOUTHERN SONG-YUAN DYNASTY, 13TH-14TH CENTURY
The round, shallow vessel is formed as a crouching feline, with the head and open mouth forming the spout and a clambering tiger forming the handle. The softly polished, greenish-white stone has areas of russet variegation.
3 ½ in. (8.9 cm.) long
Provenance
The Reginald Howard Reed (1898-1970) and Lena (1900-1981) Palmer Collection, England, acquired in February 1939, no. 136.
Bonhams London, 11 June 2003, lot 6.
The LJZ Collection, United States.
Literature
J. Ayers and J. Rawson, "Chinese Jade throughout the Ages," Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, London, vol. 40, 1975, no. 383.
J. Johnson and Chan Lai Pik, 5000 Years of Chinese Jade, San Antonio, 2011, p. 92, no. 56.
A. Carter, The LJZ Collection of Chinese Jades, London, 2022, pp. 48-49, no. 19.
Exhibited
London, Victoria & Albert Museum, Chinese Jade throughout the Ages, 1 May-22 June 1975.
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: | Liao dynasty, Song 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: | Liao dynasty, Song dynasty, Yuan dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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