ID 1007289
Lot 811 | A WHITE JADE FIGURAL BEAD
Estimate value
$ 20 000 – 30 000
SONG-MING DYNASTY (AD 960-1644)
The bead is carved as a foreigner with pendulous earlobes suspending hoops and a neat coiffure tied at the back of the head, and is shown wearing robes with long sleeves. The bead is pierced longitudinally and the stone is of even white tone.
2 in. (5.1 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. 14-15, no. 2.
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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| Historical era: | Liao dynasty, Song 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 |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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