A SMALL JADE BOULDER | Christie's

Sale 2388

Important Chinese Jades from the Personal Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman Part II

Hong Kong

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27 November 2007

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Lot 1567

A SMALL JADE BOULDER

Price realised

HKD 439,500

Estimate

HKD 100,000 - HKD 150,000

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A SMALL JADE BOULDER
QING DYNASTY, 17TH/18TH CENTURY

Of flattened form, one side carved in high relief with a crested, longtailed bird perched on rockwork, its head turned toward flowering prunus tree, reserved by the pale ivory-white skin of the stone, the reverse side similarly carved with further prunus blossoms growing on trees, the stone of varied tones of beige with areas of white highlighting the overall design
3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) wide

Provenance

Messrs Spink and Son Ltd., London
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Literature and exhibited

Literature

R. Keverne, Jade, London, 1991, p. 166, no. 97
Robert Kleiner, Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Hong Kong, 1996, no.133

Exhibited

Christie's New York, March 13-26, 2001
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, August 2003 - December 2004

Lot Essay

The present lot is particularly pleasing example and illustrates the lapidary, craftsman's skill at working the different tones of the natural material into the overall design.
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