A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE 'FIVE POISONS' WATERPOT AND COVER Qing Dynasty (3)
A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE 'FIVE POISONS' WATERPOT AND COVER
Qing Dynasty
Modelled as a large recumbent toad, carved in relief with a lizard, scorpion and snake clambering over the back, the cover finial modelled as a spider, the stone of celadon tone with areas of deep russet, wood stand.
6.5cm (2 5/8in) long. (3).
Footnotes:
清 褐青玉雕五毒紋水丞
Provenance: Lt. Colonel Athol Rowe (1911-1986) and Mrs Jill Rowe (1934-2025) Collection, Surrey, acquired prior to December 1970; and thence by descent to the present owners.
For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Condition
0.4cm infilled rim chip.A nibble to the underside of one of the feet.The stopper with a small rim chip and adjacent flaws.
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A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE 'FIVE POISONS' WATERPOT AND COVER
Qing Dynasty
Modelled as a large recumbent toad, carved in relief with a lizard, scorpion and snake clambering over the back, the cover finial modelled as a spider, the stone of celadon tone with areas of deep russet, wood stand.
6.5cm (2 5/8in) long. (3).
Footnotes:
清 褐青玉雕五毒紋水丞
Provenance: Lt. Colonel Athol Rowe (1911-1986) and Mrs Jill Rowe (1934-2025) Collection, Surrey, acquired prior to December 1970; and thence by descent to the present owners.
For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Condition
0.4cm infilled rim chip.A nibble to the underside of one of the feet.The stopper with a small rim chip and adjacent flaws.
Estimate
Time, Location
Auction House
