PROPERTIES FROM A FRENCH PRIVATE COLLECTOR A LARGE...
PROPERTIES FROM A FRENCH PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A LARGE COLLECTION OF JADE CARVINGS
ASSEMBLED OVER 20 YEARS, PIECES BOUGHT EITHER AT PUBLIC AUCTION OR PRIVATELY
A CHICKEN BONE JADE ARCHAISTIC TRIPOD LIBATION CUP
China, Ming Dynasty, 17th century or earlier
Resting on three short feet of tubular shape, flanked by one round handle, a frieze of “rice-grain” pattern on the upper part of the body, the foot detailed with taotie masks. Offered at auction together with a matching wooden stand.
H: 9 cm
Provenance: An important collection of jade carvings, mostly Ming libation cups, properties from a French private collector, assembled over 20 years, pieces either bought privately or at public auction.
鸡骨白“螭龙”双柄玉杯
中国,明代,17世纪或更早
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PROPERTIES FROM A FRENCH PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A LARGE COLLECTION OF JADE CARVINGS
ASSEMBLED OVER 20 YEARS, PIECES BOUGHT EITHER AT PUBLIC AUCTION OR PRIVATELY
A CHICKEN BONE JADE ARCHAISTIC TRIPOD LIBATION CUP
China, Ming Dynasty, 17th century or earlier
Resting on three short feet of tubular shape, flanked by one round handle, a frieze of “rice-grain” pattern on the upper part of the body, the foot detailed with taotie masks. Offered at auction together with a matching wooden stand.
H: 9 cm
Provenance: An important collection of jade carvings, mostly Ming libation cups, properties from a French private collector, assembled over 20 years, pieces either bought privately or at public auction.
鸡骨白“螭龙”双柄玉杯
中国,明代,17世纪或更早