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IMPORTANT CHINESE ART FROM THE JUNKUNC COLLECTION | 瓊肯珍藏重要中國藝術

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A LARGE WHITE JADE 'LOTUS POD' WATER POT 清十八世紀 白玉雕蓮蓬式水丞
18TH CENTURY
來源:
The vessel is finely carved as a lotus pod supported on a large lotus leaf Nagatani, Inc.，芝加哥，1946年2月。
that forms the base and is carved in high relief around the sides with 史蒂芬 • 瓊肯三世（1978年逝）珍藏。
stems bearing two lotus leaves, a lotus flower and other slender leaves.
The semi-translucent stone of white tone is well polished.
Jade articles made for the table of wealthy Qing-dynasty scholars were
4¿ in. (10.5 cm.) wide
often made in forms taken from nature. The shape of the present water
pot carries with it several deeply auspicious wishes for the owner.
$70,000-100,000
According to Terese Tse Bartholomew in Hidden Meanings in Chinese
PROVENANCE: Art, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 2006, p. 47, the lotus flower,
Nagatani, Inc., Chicago, February 1946. hehua, symbolizes both marriage and purity. As the lotus is one of
Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978) Collection. the few plants whose seed pods are visible when the flower begins to
bloom, it is also associated with the early arrival of sons, as the seed
pod, bursting with seeds, is a symbol of fertility, and the leaf, heye, is a
pun for harmony.

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