Lot Essay
Rongya Tang is the hall name of the Manchu official Qi Feng’e, who passed the civil service examination in Qianlong thirty-fourth year and later became the service governor of Jiangsu province.
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PROPERTY FROM THE WATER, PINE AND STONE RETREAT COLLECTION
A PAIR OF INSCRIBED SPINACH GREEN JADE SCROLL CLASPS
RONGYA TANG HALL MARK, QIANLONG-JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)
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A PAIR OF INSCRIBED SPINACH GREEN JADE SCROLL CLASPS
RONGYA TANG HALL MARK, QIANLONG-JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)
Each clasp is carved on the convex side in low relief with an archaistic bird’s head above two tabs, the shorter tab pierced with a narrow slit. The concave reverse is carved with the five characters reading Rongya Tang cang ‘Collection of the Rongya Hall’. The material is of a semi-translucent, brilliant green tone with dark specks and russet inclusions.
2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) long
RONGYA TANG HALL MARK, QIANLONG-JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)
Each clasp is carved on the convex side in low relief with an archaistic bird’s head above two tabs, the shorter tab pierced with a narrow slit. The concave reverse is carved with the five characters reading Rongya Tang cang ‘Collection of the Rongya Hall’. The material is of a semi-translucent, brilliant green tone with dark specks and russet inclusions.
2 5/8 in. (6.6 cm.) long
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