拍品 105
105
A PALE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF THE MOON
A PALE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF THE MOON

17TH/18TH CENTURY

细节
A PALE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF THE MOON
17TH/18TH CENTURY
The flattish plaque carved in high relief on both sides as the sun or full moon flanked by rocks and enveloped by clouds as it rises from waves at the base
8 in. (20.2 cm.) long, wood stand

拍品专文

This jade carving may represent either the sun or the moon, rising from waves and rocks. Both the sun and the moon are two of the twelve designated symbols of the Emperor. Compare a similar jade carving, illustrated by Liu Liang Yu, Chinese Jade: A New Approach, Taipei, 1992, p. 396.