AN UNUSUAL PALE CELADON JADE QIN-FORM BOX AND COVER

18TH CENTURY

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AN UNUSUAL PALE CELADON JADE QIN-FORM BOX AND COVER
18TH CENTURY
Finely carved as a qin partially wrapped in a ribbon-tied brocade covering that is folded down to expose a section of the strings and the upper end of the instrument, the design continuing down the sides and across the base where part of the underside of the qin including the bracket feet are exposed, the semi-translucent stone of even pale celadon tone
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) long

Provenance

J.J. Lally & Co., New York.
Important Chinese Jades from the Personal Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman; Christie's, Hong Kong, 28 November 2006, lot 1373.

Literature

R. Kleiner, Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Hong Kong, 1995, no. 164.

Exhibited

Christie's, New York, 13-26 March 2001.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, August 2003 - December 2004.

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Lot Essay

The qin represents music, which is one of the four accomplishments of the scholar. The other three accomplishments were painting, represented by a scroll; games of skill, represented by the weiqi board; and literature, represented by books.

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