A PALE GREEN JADE 'PHOENIX AND PEONY' GROUP 17th/18th century
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A PALE GREEN JADE 'PHOENIX AND PEONY' GROUP
17th/18th century
Carved and pierced as a craggy rock, on one facet a phoenix with a gracefully spread tail looking backward, the opposite side featuring a leafy peony spray beneath a bat with outspread wings, the stone of pale green tone with russet inclusions and striations. 9.3cm (3 5/8in) long
十七/十八世紀 青玉鏤雕鳳鳥山石擺件
Compare with a related white jade 'phoenix and peach' group, early 18th century, illustrated by J.C.Y.Watt, Chinese Jades from the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, 1989, no.63. See also a related jade brush rest in the shape of a phoenix singing among mountains, Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, volume 9, 2011, Beijing, p.83, pl.70. See also a similar jade 'phoenix and flower' group, 18th/19th century, illustrated by R.Keverne, Jade, London, 1995, p.342.
Compare with a related jade pierced brush rest, 16th/17th century, which was sold at Christie's New York, 20 September 2013, lot 1676.
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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 紳士藏品
A PALE GREEN JADE 'PHOENIX AND PEONY' GROUP
17th/18th century
Carved and pierced as a craggy rock, on one facet a phoenix with a gracefully spread tail looking backward, the opposite side featuring a leafy peony spray beneath a bat with outspread wings, the stone of pale green tone with russet inclusions and striations. 9.3cm (3 5/8in) long
十七/十八世紀 青玉鏤雕鳳鳥山石擺件
Compare with a related white jade 'phoenix and peach' group, early 18th century, illustrated by J.C.Y.Watt, Chinese Jades from the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, 1989, no.63. See also a related jade brush rest in the shape of a phoenix singing among mountains, Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, volume 9, 2011, Beijing, p.83, pl.70. See also a similar jade 'phoenix and flower' group, 18th/19th century, illustrated by R.Keverne, Jade, London, 1995, p.342.
Compare with a related jade pierced brush rest, 16th/17th century, which was sold at Christie's New York, 20 September 2013, lot 1676.
