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 PALE CELADON JADE ONE-HANDLED LIBATION CUP, YI
China, Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th century
The bulbous body is raised on a tapering oval foot with raised edge, the mouth rim and the sides of the handle are crisply engraved with a frieze of grecques, the handle further detailed with a taotie mask pattern. The jade is of pale celadon tone.
H: 5 cm – L: 16 cm – w: 7,8 cm
Weight: 188 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.

淡青玉单柄大酒杯
中国，明代，16-17世纪