AN OPENWORK PALE CELADON JADE 'CHILONG' WATER POT AND COVER, QING DYNASTY
AN OPENWORK PALE CELADON JADE 'CHILONG' WATER POT AND COVER, QING DYNASTY
China, 18th century. The rounded sides rising from the slightly concave recessed base. The exterior of the hollowed vessel carved with three chilong with furcated tails and ruyi scepters in their mouths, the circular domed cover with a lotus bud finial above a band of stiff leaves, the base encircled by a similar band, the translucent stone of an even celadon tone with white inclusions.
Provenance: G. Malina Oriental Art, New York, c. 1987. Collection of Isidore Cohn, Jr., MD, according to the estate acquired from the above, and thence by descent in the same family. Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 15 October 2021, lot 104. A private collector, acquired from the above. Isidore Cohn (1921-2015) was a prominent surgeon in New Orleans. Dr. Cohn served as the first Vice President of the American College of Surgeons (1993). He was also a passionate collector of art, with several exhibitions of pieces from his collection conducted by The New Orleans Museum of Art, including Chinese Jades from the Collection of Marianne and Isidore Cohn, Jr. in 2013-2014.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and microscopic nibbles here and there. The stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time.
Weight: 327.6 g
Dimensions: Height 8.4 cm
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie's London, 15 May 2012, lot 27
Price: GBP 18,750 or approx. EUR 34,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pale celadon jade 'chilong' water pot, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related manner of carving and color of the jade, with three similar chilong carved in openwork on the side of the vessel. Note the size (10.5 cm) and missing cover.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie's London, 7 November 2017, lot 66
Price: USD 50,000 or approx. EUR 57,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A greenish-white jade circular 'chilong' washer, Qianlong period
Expert remark: Compare the closely related manner of carving and color of the jade, with three similar chilong carved in openwork on the side of the vessel. Note the larger size (15 cm) and the slightly different form of this brushwasher.
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AN OPENWORK PALE CELADON JADE 'CHILONG' WATER POT AND COVER, QING DYNASTY
China, 18th century. The rounded sides rising from the slightly concave recessed base. The exterior of the hollowed vessel carved with three chilong with furcated tails and ruyi scepters in their mouths, the circular domed cover with a lotus bud finial above a band of stiff leaves, the base encircled by a similar band, the translucent stone of an even celadon tone with white inclusions.
Provenance: G. Malina Oriental Art, New York, c. 1987. Collection of Isidore Cohn, Jr., MD, according to the estate acquired from the above, and thence by descent in the same family. Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 15 October 2021, lot 104. A private collector, acquired from the above. Isidore Cohn (1921-2015) was a prominent surgeon in New Orleans. Dr. Cohn served as the first Vice President of the American College of Surgeons (1993). He was also a passionate collector of art, with several exhibitions of pieces from his collection conducted by The New Orleans Museum of Art, including Chinese Jades from the Collection of Marianne and Isidore Cohn, Jr. in 2013-2014.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and microscopic nibbles here and there. The stone with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time.
Weight: 327.6 g
Dimensions: Height 8.4 cm
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie's London, 15 May 2012, lot 27
Price: GBP 18,750 or approx. EUR 34,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A pale celadon jade 'chilong' water pot, 18th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related manner of carving and color of the jade, with three similar chilong carved in openwork on the side of the vessel. Note the size (10.5 cm) and missing cover.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie's London, 7 November 2017, lot 66
Price: USD 50,000 or approx. EUR 57,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A greenish-white jade circular 'chilong' washer, Qianlong period
Expert remark: Compare the closely related manner of carving and color of the jade, with three similar chilong carved in openwork on the side of the vessel. Note the larger size (15 cm) and the slightly different form of this brushwasher.
