PROPERTIES FROM A FRENCH PRIVATE COLLECTOR A LARGE...
PROPERTIES FROM A FRENCH PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A LARGE COLLECTION OF JADE CARVINGS
ASSEMBLED OVER 20 YEARS, PIECES BOUGHT EITHER AT PUBLIC AUCTION OR PRIVATELY
A LARGE JADE ‘PLUM AND LOTUS’ TWO-HANDLED CUP
China, Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th century
The cup is flanked on the sides by a pair of angular handles, their tops carved with dragon faces, and the body is engraved with a decor of lotus flowers to one side and plum flowers to the other side. The stone is of pale celadon tone.
H: 5,6 cm – w: 15,1 cm
Weight: 236,6 grams
Provenance: An important collection of jade carvings, mostly Ming libation cups, properties from a French private collector, assembled over 20 years, pieces either bought privately or at public auction.
大“梅莲”双柄玉杯
中国,明朝,16-17世纪
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PROPERTIES FROM A FRENCH PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A LARGE COLLECTION OF JADE CARVINGS
ASSEMBLED OVER 20 YEARS, PIECES BOUGHT EITHER AT PUBLIC AUCTION OR PRIVATELY
A LARGE JADE ‘PLUM AND LOTUS’ TWO-HANDLED CUP
China, Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th century
The cup is flanked on the sides by a pair of angular handles, their tops carved with dragon faces, and the body is engraved with a decor of lotus flowers to one side and plum flowers to the other side. The stone is of pale celadon tone.
H: 5,6 cm – w: 15,1 cm
Weight: 236,6 grams
Provenance: An important collection of jade carvings, mostly Ming libation cups, properties from a French private collector, assembled over 20 years, pieces either bought privately or at public auction.
大“梅莲”双柄玉杯
中国,明朝,16-17世纪