Page 22 - 2019 September 10th Sotheby's Important Chinese Art Jades, Met Museum Irving Collection NYC

1 A YELLOW JADE ‘CHILONG’
WATERPOT
㶭 湫 QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
⋩ 䌱 of lozenge form supported on a low conforming foot and drawing
ℓ 晽 inward at the mouth, the gently rounded sides with three raised
ᶾ 坕 Þ llets encircling the body, the shoulder carved in high relief with
䲨ġġġ 漵 two chilong playfully chasing one another around the rim, their
䲳 sinuous bodies and long bifurcated tails clinging to the surface
㯜 for support, their heads turned exchanging glances across the
䙪 well, the stone a vibrant greenish-yellow accented with russet
and gray, wood stand (2)

Length 3⅜ in., 8.5 cm

PROVENANCE
Spink & Son, London, 8th April 1986.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016)
Irving, no. 352.
$ 8,000-12,000
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