AN EXTREMELY FINE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF PAIRED LOVEBIRDS - photo 1
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AN EXTREMELY FINE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF PAIRED LOVEBIRDS

Lot 813
21.09.2023 15:00UTC -05:00
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$ 94 500
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
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ID 1007278
Lot 813 | AN EXTREMELY FINE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF PAIRED LOVEBIRDS
Estimate value
$ 80 000 – 120 000
AN EXTREMELY FINE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF PAIRED LOVEBIRDS

SONG-YUAN DYNASTY (AD 960-1368)

The pair is formed as two lovebirds joined at the sides, with heads turned towards each other and beaks touching. The feathers are finely incised and the tucked legs are well delineated. A tiny inscription is etched onto the edge of the right bird's tail, reading Xiuneisi yu zuo suo (the imperial jade workshop of Xiuneisi). The white stone with satiny polish is of even tone and has patches of brown accenting the birds' heads.

2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) long, cloth box





Provenance

James W. (1913-1990) and Marilynn B. (1926-2019) Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.

Eskenazi Ltd., London, 12 December 1994.

The LJZ Collection, United States.



Literature

J. V. Sewell, Chinese Art from the Collection of James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf, Chicago, 1970, no. J28.

Eskenazi Ltd., A Dealer’s Hand: The Chinese Art World through the Eyes of Giuseppe Eskenazi, London, 2012, p. 236, pl. 154.

A. Carter, The LJZ Collection of Chinese Jades, London, 2022, pp. 30-31, no. 10.



Exhibited

Chicago, The Arts Club of Chicago, Chinese Art from the Collection of James W. and Marilynn Alsdorf, 21 September-13 November 1970.
Medium:Jade, Precious stones
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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