Lot Essay
Although Watt dates the carving to the late Ming-early Qing Dynasty, he believes the mark may have been added later
Details
AN UNUSUAL WHITE JADE BAMBOO RING CIRCULAR ORNAMENT
17TH CENTURY, SIGNED ZIGANG
Finely carved as a curled bamboo stalk with small branches and leaves issuing from each segment, the stone of even white tone--2in. (5cm.) diam.
17TH CENTURY, SIGNED ZIGANG
Finely carved as a curled bamboo stalk with small branches and leaves issuing from each segment, the stone of even white tone--2in. (5cm.) diam.
Literature
James Watt, op. cit., no. 224