CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, ÉPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)

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CHAMEAU EN JADE JAUNE
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, ÉPOQUE QIANLONG (1736-1795)
Il est représenté couché sur son flanc, enroulé sur lui-même, la crinière et le pelage sont finement rendus par le ciselage.
Longueur : 10 cm. (4 in.), socle en hongmu

Provenance

Acquired by the father of V.W.S. (1890-1977) in China in the 1930s.
The V.W.S. (1918-1974) Collection.

Special notice

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Further details

A YELLOW JADE CARVING OF A COILED CAMEL
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

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Lot Essay

A similar yellow jade carving of a coiled camel dated from the Qing dynasty is preserved in the Palace Museum in Beijing and is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Jadeware III, vol. 42, cat. 92, p. 112. Earlier exemples of the jade carvings of the same shape are known, such as a yellow and beige jade camel dated from the Tang dynasty sold at Sotheby's New York, 10 September 2019, lot 205.

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