THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
FOUR MINIATURE WHITE JADE CARVINGS
18TH-19TH CENTURY
Details
FOUR MINIATURE WHITE JADE CARVINGS
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The group comprises two miniature ruyi scepters; a miniature garment hook with bird-head-form hook; and a model of a sword.
The longest, 2 ½ in. (6.3 cm.) long, four fitted cloth boxes
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The group comprises two miniature ruyi scepters; a miniature garment hook with bird-head-form hook; and a model of a sword.
The longest, 2 ½ in. (6.3 cm.) long, four fitted cloth boxes
Provenance
Yamanaka & Co., Osaka, 1945.
Lionel Rosenberg, Cape Town, South Africa, circa 1967-68.
Lionel Rosenberg, Cape Town, South Africa, circa 1967-68.
Exhibited
First and second: New York, Christie’s, Small Pleasures: Chinese Works of Art from an Important Private American Collection, 15-20 March 2013.
Brought to you by
Vicki Paloympis (潘薇琦)
Head of Department, VP, Specialist