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Г ͗ A JADE 'FIGURE AND DRAGON' PLAQUE, մ ڡ A BRONZE 'FELINE' HANDLE,
մ ɛ WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 10TH CENTURY BC ზ ZHOU DYNASTY
ʮ Ꮂ the flat plaque carved and reticulated in the shape of a figure squatting atop the upturned snout of a dragon shown in profile view, the ᖕ originally affixed to the exterior of a vessel and clambering up over the rim, the animal rendered with a sinuous scaly body with a plain

ʩ ७ dragon detailed with scrolls and circles, perforated in the flange on the head of the figure and in the neck of the dragon Ѐ band running along the spine, terminating in a long upcurled tail, its head straining forward, depicted with prominent circular eyes, large
ۃ भ 6.6 cm pointed ears, a broad snout and a wide open mouth, supported by a modern stand
h. 12.7 cm, overall h. 16.7 cm
ɤ PROVENANCE Ը๕j
C.T. Loo & Co., New York. ጅٿᓈdॲߒ PROVENANCE LITERATURE
˰ Frank Caro, New York, 1958. ̿ᚆдg̔ᖯdॲߒd1958ϋ Collection of Prince Louis de Polignac (1909-96), Paris. Ancient Chinese Bronzes and Gilt Bronzes from the Wessen and
ߏ Collection of Arthur M. Sackler (1913-87). ԭ๾gᒄдਔ€1913-87ϋϗᔛ Eskenazi Ltd, London, 1980. Other Collections, Eskenazi Ltd, London, 1980, cat. no. 8.
Christie's New York, 18th March 2009, lot 262. Shirley Day Ltd, London, 8th December 1997.
ॲߒԳɻ੻2009ϋ3˜18˚dᇜ໮262
EXHIBITED EXHIBITED
࢝ᚎj
3000 Years of Chinese Jade, Arden Gallery, New York, 1939. Ancient Chinese Bronzes and Gilt Bronzes from the Wessen and
Exhibition of Chinese Arts, C.T. Loo & Co., New York, 1941-42. 3000 Years of Chinese Jade‘d Arden Gallerydॲߒd1939ϋ Other Collections, Eskenazi Ltd, London, 1980.
An Exhibition of Chinese Archaic Jades, Norton Gallery of Art, Exhibition of Chinese Arts‘dጅٿᓈdॲߒd1941-42ϋ
West Palm Beach, Florida, 1950. An Exhibition of Chinese Archaic Jades‘dፕ཭ߕஔ᎜d HK$ 100,000-150,000
ГಅᖈᛉdНᖯԢ༺ψd1950ϋ US$ 12,800-19,200
LITERATURE
Alfred Salmony, Carved Jades of Ancient China, Berkeley, 1938, ̈وj
pl. XXIX:2. Alfred SalmonydCarved Jades of Ancient China‘dЬд Ը๕j
3000 Years of Chinese Jade, Arden Gallery, New York, 1939, cat. лd ༩׸gᅃgتлचдˮɿ€1909-96ϋϗᔛdˋኇ
no. 129, unillustrated. 1938ϋdྡوXXIX:2 ࡾ౶̔ॶᄁdࡐ౱d1980ϋ
Exhibition of Chinese Arts, C.T. Loo & Co., New York, 1941, cat. 3000 Years of Chinese Jade‘d Arden Galleryd ॲߒd Shirley Day Ltddࡐ౱d1997ϋ12˜8˚
no. 276. 1939ϋdᇜ໮129€ೌྡ
An Exhibition of Chinese Archaic Jades, arranged for Norton Exhibition of Chinese Arts‘dጅٿᓈdॲߒd1941ϋd ࢝ᚎj
Gallery of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida, C.T. Loo, inc., New York, ᇜ໮276 Ancient Chinese Bronzes and Gilt Bronzes from the Wessen
1950, pl. XXXI:5. and Other Collections‘dࡾ౶̔ॶᄁdࡐ౱d1980ϋ
An Exhibition of Chinese Archaic Jades, arranged for Norton
HK$ 80,000-120,000 Gallery of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida‘dጅٿᓈdॲߒd ̈وj
US$ 10,200-15,300 1950ϋdྡوXXXI:5 Ancient Chinese Bronzes and Gilt Bronzes from the Wessen
and Other Collections‘dࡾ౶̔ॶᄁdࡐ౱d1980ϋd
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54 I FOR COMPLETE CATALOGUING ༉းྡ፽ʫ࢙ሗᓭᚎ SOTHEBYS.COM/HK1293 THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF THE LATE SIR JOSEPH HOTUNG I 55