ID 1007270
Lot 832 | A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF A THREE-LEGGED TOAD WITH POMEGRANATES
Estimate value
$ 30 000 – 50 000
18TH CENTURY
The three-legged toad is well-carved with a knobby backbone and webbed feet, and is shown with the head resting on a gnarled leafy branch bearing two pomegranates. The stone is of a creamy white tone with patches of russet cleverly utilized to highlight the fruits.
1 ¾ in. (4.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
Chung Wah Pui, The Hei-Chi Collection, Hong Kong.
Anthony Carter, London, 5 January 2007.
The LJZ Collection, United States.
Literature
Ip Yee, Chinese Jade Carving, Hong Kong, 1983, pp. 296-97, no. 284.
Hong Kong Museum of Art, Chinese Jade Animals, Hong Kong, 1996, p. 186, no. 178.
Jiang Tao and Liu Yunhui, Jades from the Hei-Chi Collection, Beijing, 2006, p. 196.
A. Carter, The LJZ Collection of Chinese Jades, London, 2022, pp. 84-85, no. 36.
Exhibited
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Chinese Jade Carving, 21 October-24 December 1983.
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Chinese Jade Animals, 19 April-14 July 1996.
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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| Historical era: | Liao dynasty, Qing 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, Qing Dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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