MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

Details

AN ARCHAISTIC CELADON AND RUSSET JADE CONG
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The facetted exterior is left undecorated, terminating in a shallow circular foot and mouth. The highly polished stone is of opaque celadon tone with russet and black markings.
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) square

Provenance

John Sparks, London, 1 August 1951 (Fig. 1)
The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. 176

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Lot Essay

Compare to a similar green jade cong dated to Six Dynasties (220-589), in the collection of Nangjin Museum and illustrated in Zhongguo Yuqi Quanji, vol. 4, Qin-Han- Northern and Southern Dynasties, Hebei, 1993, pp. 199 & 318, no. 279.

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