ID 807440
Lot 714 | A YELLOWISH-BEIGE JADE FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT HEN
Estimate value
$ 20 000 – 30 000
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The hen is shown seated with the wings tucked against the body and the head facing forwards, with small rounded eyes, short curved beak, and pendent wattles. The feathers on the neck, wing and back are crisply delineated with fine incised lines, and the softly polished stone is of a mottled yellowish-beige color.
3 in. (7.6 cm.) long
Provenance
Julius Lowenstein Collection, London.
S. Marchant & Son, London, June 1995.
Literature
S. Marchant & Son, Post-Archaic Chinese Jades, London, 1995, p. 59, no. 78.
Exhibited
London, S. Marchant & Son, Post-Archaic Chinese Jades, 4-23 June 1995.
Charlottesville, Worrell Family Offices Gallery, 1995-2022.
| Medium: | Jade, Precious stones |
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| Historical era: | Ming 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: | Ming dynasty |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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