A RARE CELADON AND BUFF JADE FIGURE OF A RAT
A RARE CELADON AND BUFF JADE FIGURE OF A RAT
A RARE CELADON AND BUFF JADE FIGURE OF A RAT
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CHINESE JADES FROM THE COLLECTION OF T. EUGENE WORRELL
A RARE CELADON AND BUFF JADE FIGURE OF A RAT

MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

细节
2 1⁄2 in. (6.4 cm.) long
来源
David Bowden, London, August 1988.
出版
J. Ayers, A Jade Menagerie: Creatures Real and Imaginary from the Worrell Collection, London, 1993, no. 39.
展览
Charlottesville, Worrell Family Offices Gallery, 1994-2022.

荣誉呈献

Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)

拍品专文

The first animal of the Chinese zodiac, the rat symbolizes vitality and fertility. Despite this significance, the rat remains an exceptionally rare subject in jade carvings. A celadon and black jade ‘rat’ toggle dated 17th century was sold at Christie’s London, 15 May 2018, lot 49.

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