Lot Essay
A related jade ewer and cover with similar decoration sold at Christie's, London, 15 May 2012, lot 20.
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17TH CENTURY
Details
A GREYISH-CELADON JADE EWER AND COVER
17TH CENTURY
The ewer is carved and pierced with overlapping petals decorated in shallow relief with panels of flowers including lotus and prunus and calligraphic inscriptions. The handle is carved and pierced and surmounted by a clambering chilong while the spout has a monster-head terminal. The upturned leaf-form cover is also surmounted by an openwork chilong. The stone is of a mottled greyish-celadon tone with white flecks and inclusions.
8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) wide
17TH CENTURY
The ewer is carved and pierced with overlapping petals decorated in shallow relief with panels of flowers including lotus and prunus and calligraphic inscriptions. The handle is carved and pierced and surmounted by a clambering chilong while the spout has a monster-head terminal. The upturned leaf-form cover is also surmounted by an openwork chilong. The stone is of a mottled greyish-celadon tone with white flecks and inclusions.
8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) wide
Provenance
Property of The Blair Charitable Trust. Previously in Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, Scotland.
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