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MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
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A PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE RETICULATED HAIR PIN
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The hair pin tapers from the reticulated head, which is carved on either side with a phoenix amidst lingzhi and leafy openwork. The shaft is decorated in low relief with three registers: the top band features a coiled dragon, the central band is carved with the 'Three Friends of Winter' (pine, bamboo and prunus), and the lower band is carved with further lingzhi and plants. The stone is of an even, pale greenish-white tone.
8 in. (20.4 cm.) long, cloth box
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
The hair pin tapers from the reticulated head, which is carved on either side with a phoenix amidst lingzhi and leafy openwork. The shaft is decorated in low relief with three registers: the top band features a coiled dragon, the central band is carved with the 'Three Friends of Winter' (pine, bamboo and prunus), and the lower band is carved with further lingzhi and plants. The stone is of an even, pale greenish-white tone.
8 in. (20.4 cm.) long, cloth box
Provenance
Angus Forsyth Collection, Hong Kong.
Anthony Carter, London, 27 August 2002.
The LJZ Collection, United States.
Anthony Carter, London, 27 August 2002.
The LJZ Collection, United States.
Literature
A. Forsyth and B. McElney, Jades from China, Bath, 1994, p. 368, no. 297.
J. Johnson and Chan Lai Pik, 5000 Years of Chinese Jade, San Antonio, 2011, p. 97, no. 61.
A. Carter, The LJZ Collection of Chinese Jades, London, 2022, pp. 68-69, no. 29.
J. Johnson and Chan Lai Pik, 5000 Years of Chinese Jade, San Antonio, 2011, p. 97, no. 61.
A. Carter, The LJZ Collection of Chinese Jades, London, 2022, pp. 68-69, no. 29.
Exhibited
Bath, England, Museum of East Asian Art, Jades from China, 11 June 1994.
San Antonio, San Antonio Museum of Art, 5000 Years of Chinese Jade, 1 October 2011-19 February 2012.
San Antonio, San Antonio Museum of Art, 5000 Years of Chinese Jade, 1 October 2011-19 February 2012.
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