A PALE GREYISH-GREEN JADE BIXIE-FORM WATER DROPPER

LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY

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A PALE GREYISH-GREEN JADE BIXIE-FORM WATER DROPPER
LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
The mythical beast has a short beard, flat muzzle, backswept brows, scrolls outlining the haunches, a bifurcated tail, and a blanket carved to either side of the aperture in the back which has a separate ring-shaped rim. A small ear cup with 'woven' sides is positioned below the slightly open, pierced jaws to collect water that has flowed from the hollowed body.
5¼ in. (13.4 cm.) long

Provenance

Fong Chow (1923-2012) Collection, New York.

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Lot Essay

Compare the jade bixie-shaped water dropper of this type, in the Qing Court collection, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 41 - Jadeware (II), Hong Kong, 1995, p. 194, no. As with the present water dropper, a small ear cup is positioned below the mouth to hold the water that flows from the hollow body.

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