Live Auction 2196Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art Including Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections
Lot 229THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 

A RARE AMBER CUP

MING DYNASTY (1368-1644), OR EARLIER

Closed15 September 2009

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USD 50,000

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A RARE AMBER CUP
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644), OR EARLIER
Well carved with deep sides rising from the rounded ring foot, of rich, dark russet color with areas of semi-translucency and areas of blackish-brown color almost like the burled areas of wood
3 in. (7.7 cm.) diam., fitted ivory openwork stand

Acquired in the 1960s.

Specialist note

Compare a jade bowl of the same shape but slightly larger size (10.8 cm.), dated to the 12th-14th century, in the collection of the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, included in the exhibition, Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1 May - 22 June 1975, no. 270.