TWO WHITE AND RUSSET JADE PENDANTS Qing Dynasty (2)
A Distinguished Collection of Jade Carvings, Part I, Lots 1-24
TWO WHITE AND RUSSET JADE PENDANTS
Qing Dynasty
Comprising: a jade she-shaped pendant carved in high relief with a phoenix and chi dragon clambering over the upper surface, all encircling a hollowed central aperture, the reverse decorated with stylised scrolling in low relief, the stone of white tone with russet inclusions; and a jade rectangular plaque, carved on one side with a chi dragon, the reverse with three registers enclosing geometric patterns, surmounted by a crouching feline, the stone of pale green tone with russet patches. The largest: 6cm (2 3/8in) high. (2).
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清 玉龍鳳紋韘形珮及玉螭龍紋珮一組兩件
The she (韘) was originally a tool worn on the right thumb by archers to hook and draw the bowstring. From the late Eastern Zhou dynasty onward, it gradually evolved into a type of ornament with a heart-shaped body and openwork designs, known as a she-shaped pendant (韘形珮). Since the late Ming dynasty, the social fashion for collecting antiquities had given rise to a trend of producing archaistic imitations as seen in the present lot.
See a related jade she-shaped pendant, late Ming/early Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court collection, the Palace Museum, Taipei (acc.no.故玉003260N000000000).
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A Distinguished Collection of Jade Carvings, Part I, Lots 1-24
TWO WHITE AND RUSSET JADE PENDANTS
Qing Dynasty
Comprising: a jade she-shaped pendant carved in high relief with a phoenix and chi dragon clambering over the upper surface, all encircling a hollowed central aperture, the reverse decorated with stylised scrolling in low relief, the stone of white tone with russet inclusions; and a jade rectangular plaque, carved on one side with a chi dragon, the reverse with three registers enclosing geometric patterns, surmounted by a crouching feline, the stone of pale green tone with russet patches. The largest: 6cm (2 3/8in) high. (2).
Footnotes
清 玉龍鳳紋韘形珮及玉螭龍紋珮一組兩件
The she (韘) was originally a tool worn on the right thumb by archers to hook and draw the bowstring. From the late Eastern Zhou dynasty onward, it gradually evolved into a type of ornament with a heart-shaped body and openwork designs, known as a she-shaped pendant (韘形珮). Since the late Ming dynasty, the social fashion for collecting antiquities had given rise to a trend of producing archaistic imitations as seen in the present lot.
See a related jade she-shaped pendant, late Ming/early Qing dynasty, in the Qing Court collection, the Palace Museum, Taipei (acc.no.故玉003260N000000000).
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