A Chinese carved white jade "Yi" water coupe, 18th/early 19th century or earlier 白玉

A Chinese carved white jade "Yi" water coupe, 18th/early 19th century or earlier 白玉水匜 十八至十九世紀或更早

The unusual large water coupe inspired by a bronze “Yi”, with a stylized taotie head to one side as handle, the exterior carved in low relief with dragon and clouds, other side with Phoenix, rim embellished with fret motifs, very softly polished
L: 6 1/8 in.

Provenance

Frederic Ossorio (Philippine/American 1919-2005), thence by descent
acquired from the daughter of the above by the present owner

Frederic Osorio, the brother of the artist Alfonso Ossorio, graduated from Yale University in 1942, and served with the U.S. Army from 1943-1946. In 1946, he served with the U.S. Allied Commission for Austria in the Property Control Branch of the Reparations, Deliveries and Restitutions Division. After the war he worked for family-related businesses. He and his wife were known collectors and donated works to the Smithsonian and Guggenheim Museums, as well as the Harvard Art Museums.

來源：Frederic Ossorio (菲律賓/美國 1919-2005)珍藏，後於家族內傳承；現藏家得於前藏家千金
Frederic Osorio為藝術家Alfonso Ossorio兄弟，於1942年畢業於耶魯大學，1943年至1946年間服役於美軍。1946年，他時任美國軍方奧地利基地修復部門管理。戰後他繼任家族企業。Frederic及其妻子亦因多次向史密松基金會，古根海姆，以及哈佛大學博物館捐贈文物而聞名。