A FINE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A LOTUS ROOT
18th century
18th century
The rhizome naturalistically detailed with constricted knotty sections wreathed by furled leaves, an attendant seed-pod and a lotus bud issuing from curling stems, the polished stone of white tone accented with russet veins cleverly used to enhance the lotus flower, carved wood stand.
15.3cm (6 1/8in) long. (2).
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
十八世紀 白玉雕蓮藕擺件
Provenance: acquired from Spink & Son Ltd., London, 1970s.
Sotheby's New York, 20th March 2013, lot 275
Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2013, no.77.
來源：二十世紀七十年代購自倫敦古董商Spink & Son Ltd.
紐約蘇富比，2013年3月20日，拍品編號275
展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2013年，編號77
The lotus rhizome with blossom conveys auspicious wishes for happiness and fruitfulness in marriage. Compare with a related pale green carving of a lotus rhizome, Qing dynasty, illustrated in Jade, Ch'ing Dynasty Treasures, Taipei, 1997, p.102, no.38. See also another green jade carving of a lotus root, Qing dynasty, in Masterworks of Chinese Jade in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1969, no.31.
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18th century
18th century
The rhizome naturalistically detailed with constricted knotty sections wreathed by furled leaves, an attendant seed-pod and a lotus bud issuing from curling stems, the polished stone of white tone accented with russet veins cleverly used to enhance the lotus flower, carved wood stand.
15.3cm (6 1/8in) long. (2).
Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價
十八世紀 白玉雕蓮藕擺件
Provenance: acquired from Spink & Son Ltd., London, 1970s.
Sotheby's New York, 20th March 2013, lot 275
Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Winter Exhibition, London, 2013, no.77.
來源：二十世紀七十年代購自倫敦古董商Spink & Son Ltd.
紐約蘇富比，2013年3月20日，拍品編號275
展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《冬季展覽》，倫敦，2013年，編號77
The lotus rhizome with blossom conveys auspicious wishes for happiness and fruitfulness in marriage. Compare with a related pale green carving of a lotus rhizome, Qing dynasty, illustrated in Jade, Ch'ing Dynasty Treasures, Taipei, 1997, p.102, no.38. See also another green jade carving of a lotus root, Qing dynasty, in Masterworks of Chinese Jade in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1969, no.31.
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