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A QING DYNASTY CELADON AND See a very similar group, included in the A FINE CELADON AND BROWN Literature comparison: Christie’s,
RUSSET JADE ‘MANDARIN DUCKS exhibition Chinese Jades from Han to JADE MOUNTAIN BOULDER, Interiors, London, South Kensington,
AND LOTUS’ GROUP Ch’ing, Asia House Gallery, New York, QIANLONG 15 May 2013, lot 983 (for a Jade
Light celadon color jade with russet 1980, cat. no. 87. Celadon jade with russet and opaque, mountain group of comparable
inclusions, smooth surface polish light brown inclusions, smooth surface composition, yet later in date).
China, Qing Dynasty 㶭ẋ曺䘥䌱Ⱦ泃泎㇗咖ȿ polish
曺䘥䌱炻墸刚㰩炻堐朊⃱㹹䳘兑 China, Qianlong Period (1736-1795) Ḧ昮⸜攻曺䌱晽Ⱉ⫸
This auspicious jade group of two ᷕ⚳炻㶭ẋ 曺䌱炻墸刚⍲ᶵ德㖶㶢㡽刚㰩炻堐朊
mandarin ducks and lotus symbolizes a 泃泎␴咖剙尉⽝⾓㦪␴䜎䘬⭞⹕䓇㳣炻忁 This 18th century jade boulder ⃱㹹
happy and loving family life. This subject ᾳ柴㛸⛐㖶㛅⼴㛇攳⥳⺋㯶㳩埴炻⛐㶭㛅 features the charming scenery of a ᷕ⚳炻Ḧ昮⸜攻 (1736-1795)
became highly popular in the later 两临⺞䓐ˤ⛐忁䳬䌱晽塷炻ㆹᾹ⎗ẍ䚳⇘泃 scholar and two pupils in a cragged
Ming dynasty but remained cherished 泎◜ᷕ埼叿匾叱炻㹓㝼⛘⽄⼱℞ᷕˤ mountain landscape. To the right a 忁⹏18ᶾ䲨䘬䌱晽Ⱉ⫸⯽䣢Ḯ徟Ṣ䘬
throughout the Qing reign as well. In this pine tree is framing the imagery. The Ⱉ⵺崟ặ䘬㘗奨ᷕ㔯⢓␴ℑ⎵䪍⫸ˤ
example we see the ducks both holding ⼊䉨烉晐⼊侴晽 scholar is pointing to the sky whilst ⎛“⎗夳ᶨ㢝㜦㧡ˤ 㔯Ṣㇳ㊯⣑䨢炻ᶨ
the same lotus flower stem in their beaks ⯢⮠烉6x9,3x5 cm (檀x攟x ⮔) one disciple is offering him a bowl, the ᾳ䪍⫸㬋怆䴎Ṿᶨᾳ䠿炻⎎ᶨᾳ䪍⫸㬋
and in tender embracement. ⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑 other boy is just about to pour more 天⽆ⶎ怲ᶨ⻝⮷㟴⫸ᶲ䘬⢢塷墉Ὰ勞ˤ
伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷 tea from the pot which is standing on
Shape: Figural shape with reticulated 㔯䌣⍫侫烉喯⭴㭼˪ᷕ⚳昞䒟⍲ⶍ喅⑩˫ a little table, left of the scene. 㔜ᾳⰙ⫸㺧晽炻䓂军⛐⸽悐ˤ 晽⇣⋈Ṣ
areas 炻2013⸜11㚰6㖍炻ΐ㔎炻36嘇㉵⑩炷䚠Ụ䲣 ⶏ⥁⛘⇑䓐ᶵ德㖶䘬㡽刚䌱䙖Ἦ㧉ầ
Dimensions: 6 cm (height), 9,3 cm ↿炻⯢⮠䦵⣏炸 The boulder is carved allover, even 㧡㛐䓇攟䘬⛇⢌ˤ
(length), 5 cm (width) on the underside. The opaque brown
Condition: Good condition with fine hand Estimate EUR 1.200,- inclusions have been cleverly used by ⼊䉨烉㨓⎹Ⱉ⫸⼊
patina Starting price EUR 600,- the artist to imitate soil from which ⯢⮠烉 7,5x11x2 cm (檀x攟x ⮔)
Provenance: American private collection the tree is growing, ⑩䚠㤝⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑炻㚱ṃ⽖∫䕽
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ侩㓞啷炻ᶲᶾ䲨ᶱ⋩⸜ẋ军
Literature comparison: Sotheby’s, FINE Shape: Horizontal boulder shape Ḽ⋩⸜ẋ⇅岤ℍ
CHINESE CERAMICS & WORKS OF ART, Dimensions: 7,5 cm (height), 11 cm 㔯䌣⍫侫烉Ἓ⢓⼿˪⭌ℭ姕妰˫炻ΐ㔎炻
06 NOVEMBER 2013, LONDON, lot 36 (length), 2 cm (width) ⋿偗彃枻炻2013⸜5㚰15㖍炻983嘇㉵⑩
(for a comparable group, slightly larger Condition: Very good condition with (⎎⢾ᶨẞ⍫䄏Ⱉ⫸炻堡㗗⸜ẋ䦵⎶)ˤ
in size). fine hand patina and few tiny nicks
Provenance: Old Austrian Private Estimate EUR 1.200,-
collection, assembled in the 1930s to Starting price EUR 600,-
early 1950s

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