CHINE, DYNASTIE QING (1644-1911)

Details

RARE BRÛLE-PARFUM COUVERT EN JADÉITE EN FORME DE LUDUAN
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING (1644-1911)
Hauteur : 24,2 cm. (9 ½ in.), socle en zitan incrusté d'argent

Provenance

Sotheby's London, Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, English furniture, Oriental Rugs and Carpets, 12 November 1948, lot 107.
Collection of Sir Bernard Eckstein, Bart.

Literature

Stanley Charles Nott, Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, Charles E. Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo, 1962, cover, p. 83, pl. LXV.

Further details

A RARE CARVED JADEITE 'LUDUAN' CENSER AND COVER
CHINA, QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

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Lot Essay

Mythical beasts of this form are known as luduan, legendary creatures capable of distinguishing between good and evil. Because of these qualities, incense burners of this form were placed beside or in front of the imperial throne to emphasize that the emperor, protected by these animals, was a virtuous and intelligent ruler.

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