PIERRE SONORE EN JADE VERTE EPINARD, QING

CHINE, DYNASTIE QING (1644-1911)

Details

PIERRE SONORE EN JADE VERTE EPINARD, QING
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING (1644-1911)
The chime is carved on one side with a phoenix flanked by bamboo and a pine tree, and the other side is incised with a deer next to a peach tree, all surrounded by bats and stylized dragons. The stone is of a dark green tone with some light green and rusty inclusions.

8 5/8 in. (22 cm.) wide

Provenance

Property of a French noble family, the collection was formed by the present owner's great-grandfather, from late 19th century to early 20th century.

Further details

A SPINACH GREEN JADE CHIME, QING
CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

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Lot Essay

The jade must belong to a set of hanging chime originally. See a complete set of hanging spinach green jade chime, dated Qianlong period, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - III - Jadeware, Hong Kong, 1995, p. 40, no. 31.

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