PROPERTY FROM A MIDWESTERN COLLECTION
FIVE WELL-CARVED WHITE JADE PENDANTS
Details
FIVE WELL-CARVED WHITE JADE PENDANTS
18TH/19TH CENTURY
All carved in the style of Zigang; the largest carved with a river landscape and an inscription on the reverse; another with a pavilion and tree in a river landscape, the inscription on the reverse within a dragon scroll surround; one with a couple seen through a moon window, the inscription on the reverse below confronted dragons; one carved on one side with Zhang Qian and on the other with a woman seated at a loom; the smallest carved with another river landscape and an inscription on the reverse below a dragon loop
2½ to 1 7/8in. (6.4 to 4.7cm.) long, fitted box (5)
18TH/19TH CENTURY
All carved in the style of Zigang; the largest carved with a river landscape and an inscription on the reverse; another with a pavilion and tree in a river landscape, the inscription on the reverse within a dragon scroll surround; one with a couple seen through a moon window, the inscription on the reverse below confronted dragons; one carved on one side with Zhang Qian and on the other with a woman seated at a loom; the smallest carved with another river landscape and an inscription on the reverse below a dragon loop
2½ to 1 7/8in. (6.4 to 4.7cm.) long, fitted box (5)
Provenance
The Collection of Avery Brundage