Lot 8
8
A YELLOW JADE ARCHER'S RING
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A YELLOW JADE ARCHER'S RING

18TH/19TH CENTURY

Details
A YELLOW JADE ARCHER'S RING
18TH/19TH CENTURY
The cylindrical ring is incised to the exterior with ten lines of calligraphy. The stone is of a dark yellowish-brown tone.
1 in. (2.5 cm.) high
Provenance
A private North American collection formed from the 19th century onwards.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.

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Lot Essay

The poem inscribed on the current ring is published in Qing Gaozong Yuzhi Shiwen Quanji, 'An Anthology of Imperial Poetry and Prose Composed by Gaozong of the Qing Period', erji, juan 43, no. 7, under the title, 'Yong Yushe', 'In Praise of a Jade Archer's Ring'.
See a jade thumb ring bearing the same inscription, sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 April 2010, lot 1833.

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