Lot Essay
Hung Fat was an antique shop on Upper Lascar Row (Cat Street), Hong Kong which closed in the 1990s.
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MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
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A MOTTLED GREY JADE ARCHAISTIC BELL
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
It is carved in high relief with three bands of raised nodes encircling the body between incised bands of keyfret scroll and geometric designs interrupted by two vertical panels enclosing stylised zoomorphic creatures. The base of the handle is pierced. The mottled stone is of a pale and dark grey tone with veins and areas of calcification.
7.1/8 in. (18 cm.) high
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
It is carved in high relief with three bands of raised nodes encircling the body between incised bands of keyfret scroll and geometric designs interrupted by two vertical panels enclosing stylised zoomorphic creatures. The base of the handle is pierced. The mottled stone is of a pale and dark grey tone with veins and areas of calcification.
7.1/8 in. (18 cm.) high
Provenance
From a Private East Asian Collector (d.1994).
With Hung Fat, Hong Kong, puchased in 1973.
With Hung Fat, Hong Kong, puchased in 1973.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 20% on the buyer's premium.
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