Lot 156
156
RINCE-PINCEAUX EN JADE BLANC SCULPTE
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ITALIAN COLLECTION ACQUIRED FROM THE 1950s TO THE 1970s
RINCE-PINCEAUX EN JADE BLANC SCULPTE

CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, FIN DU XVIIIEME SIECLE

Details
RINCE-PINCEAUX EN JADE BLANC SCULPTE
CHINE, DYNASTIE QING, FIN DU XVIIIEME SIECLE
Il est sculpté en forme de calebasse. Le fruit est rattaché à une tige terminée par un branchage noueux aux feuilles finement incisées. Les deux sections du fruit sont rattachées par une chauve-souris.
Longueur: 7,9 cm. (3 1/8 in.), socle
Further details
A CARVED WHITE JADE 'DOUBLE-GOURD' BRUSH WASHER
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, LATE 18TH CENTURY

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Lot Essay

Double-gourds provide both the shape of the current lot and elements used to decorate it. These plants have long been regarded as auspicious in China and are associated with the immortals and immortality. Gourds have a range of auspicious meanings, particularly a wish for many descendants. The Chinese word for double-gourd or bottle gourd is pronounced the same as words for 'blessings' and an 'official salary', and thus suggests both good fortune and a successful career.

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