Page 104 - 2019 September 10th Sotheby's Important Chinese Art Jades, Met Museum Irving Collection NYC

32 A BEIGE JADE TOGGLE

SONG - MING DYNASTY
⬳ 䌱 of long cylindrical form pierced through the center, carved all
军 ⚻ over in low relief with columns of paired C-scrolls, each pair
㖶ġġġ ≺ of C-scrolls forming a square unit, the orientation of the units
alternating between horizontal and vertical, the stone a cool
beige with Þ ne russet veining to one end, stand (2)

Length 3 in., 7.6 cm

PROVENANCE
Spink & Son, London, 24th October 1986.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016)
Irving, no. 68.
$ 4,000-6,000

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33 AN ARCHAISTIC WHITE JADE
SCABBARD SLIDE

㶭 䘥 QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
⋩ 䌱 the slightly tapered rectangular top with incurved ends and a
ℓ 晽 lug beneath, the upper surface carved with a serpentine beast
ᶾ ầ shown in split-representation in low relief, the bewhiskered
䲨ġġġ ⎌ face spreading across the wider end and the horns laying back
䌠 against the body, the skin patterned with a series of alternating
朊 C-scrolls, the pointed tail splayed across the narrow end of the
⊦ slide, the stone a translucent creamy tone with a thin streak of
忋 icy white
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䐷 Length 4 in., 10.3 cm

PROVENANCE
Alice Boney, New York, 17th November 1986.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016)
Irving, no. 142.
$ 12,000-15,000
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