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LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
Details
A VERY RARE PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE FIGURE OF A SEATED SCHOLAR
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The figure is finely carved with a serene expression and a wispy beard, and is shown seated and leaning against a stack of books. The softly polished, pale greenish-white stone has some opaque mottling and striations.
3 in. (7.6 cm.) wide
LATE MING-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY
The figure is finely carved with a serene expression and a wispy beard, and is shown seated and leaning against a stack of books. The softly polished, pale greenish-white stone has some opaque mottling and striations.
3 in. (7.6 cm.) wide
Provenance
Dr. Ip Yee (1921-1984) Collection, Hong Kong.
Chung Wah Pui, The Hei-Chi Collection, Hong Kong.
Anthony Carter, London, 29 November 2004.
The LJZ Collection, United States.
Chung Wah Pui, The Hei-Chi Collection, Hong Kong.
Anthony Carter, London, 29 November 2004.
The LJZ Collection, United States.
Literature
Ip Yee, Chinese Jade Carving, Hong Kong, 1983, pp. 192-93, no. 176.
Jiang Tao and Liu Yunhui, Jades from the Hei-Chi Collection, Beijing, 2006, p. 187.
A. Carter, The LJZ Collection of Chinese Jades, London, 2022, pp. 94-95, no. 41.
Jiang Tao and Liu Yunhui, Jades from the Hei-Chi Collection, Beijing, 2006, p. 187.
A. Carter, The LJZ Collection of Chinese Jades, London, 2022, pp. 94-95, no. 41.
Exhibited
Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Chinese Jade Carving, 21 October-24 December 1983.
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Vicki Paloympis (潘薇琦)
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