A FINE PALE GREY JADE ARCHAISTIC LIBATION VESSEL

PROBABLY SONG DYNASTY

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A FINE PALE GREY JADE ARCHAISTIC LIBATION VESSEL
probably song dynasty
Of oval shape with a wide spout and squared loop handle, delicately carved around the exterior with a wide band of geometric motifs between two confronted dragons below the rim and ruyi-lappets above the base, all divided by a lion mask in high relief below the spout and a sinuous chilong at the handle, the high slightly spreading foot with twisted rope motifs and a narrow key-scroll band, the pale beige-grey stone with some darker speckles at the spout
6¾ in. (17.2 cm.) wide, wood stand, fitted box

拍品專文

Compare the similar slightly smaller cup in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, which is dated to Song or Yuan period, 13th-14th century, exhibited Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, The Arts Council of Great Britain and The Oriental Ceramic Society, 1975, Catalogue no.310, pp.95 and 97; related jade cups of similar dates are included in this exhibition, nos.307-313. Another smaller but similar example from the collection of George F. de Menasce was exhibited, The Arts of the Sung Dynasty, The Oriental Ceramic Society, 1960, and illustrated Bulletin vol.32, pl.89, no.256.