CHINE, FIN DE LA DYNASTIE QING (1644-1911)

Details

THEIERE COUVERTE EN JADE BLANC SCULPTE
CHINE, FIN DE LA DYNASTIE QING (1644-1911)
De forme octogonale, épurée, la panse et l'anse rehaussées de délicates fleurs de prunus, la prise du couvercle en forme de bouton, petits rehauts de patine rouille, socle en bois
Hauteur: 13,8 cm. (5 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Property from an important Swiss collection, acquired in the 1950's

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Further details

A CARVED WHITE JADE OCTAGONAL EWER AND COVER
CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)

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Lot Essay

The simple, uncrowded design on the sides of the present teapot relates to designs and liberal use of space found on Yongzheng ceramics. The sparseness and subtlety of the design is also intended to place emphasis on the beauty of the near flawless material.
Compare the current teapot with some related examples from the Qianlong period, two illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of The Palace Museum - Jadeware (III), Hong Kong 1995, pp.257-258, pl. 212 and 213 ; another illustrated in A Romance with Jade - From the De An Tang collection, September 2004, pp.158-159, pl.96 ; see also the white jade teapot sold by Christie's Hong Kong, 29 and 30 October 2001, lot 704

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