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AN IMPORTANT MUTTON FAT WHITE JADE ‘LION’ FANGGU
VASE, QIANLONG PERIOD
White mutton fat jade, excellent surface polish, with original ebony
base, in fitted box
China, Qianlong period

This Qianlong period masterpiece displays superior carving quality
with stellar attention to detail, best visible at the intricate fur of the
beast or the archaistic décor of the vase. The Buddhist lion appears
to be guarding the archaistic vase which could have been used as a
brush holder. The vase is adorned with neatly incised Taotie masks and
geometric patterns, the lion with curly hair, an expressive spine and a
bushy tail.

Jade vases modelled in the form of archaic gu bronzes were popular in
the 18th century. This piece is an outstanding example though – due to
its figural shape and the most precious mutton fat material. Rounding
off the composition is the masterly carved original ebony base in form
of a table in a garden with lingzhi funguses.

Shape: Figural shape
Dimensions: 12,4 cm (maximum extension, measured from tip of vase
to tip of tail) 9,5 cm (height), 7,5 cm (length), 6 cm (width); Height with
base 12 cm
Condition: Excellent condition with fine hand patina
Provenance: American private collection - acquired 1973 at C.C. Tih
gallery in Hong Kong (see published original invoice)

Literature comparison: For three other 18 century white jade
th
gu-shaped vases see Sotheby’s, FINE CHINESE JADES FROM THE
THOMPSON-SCHWAB COLLECTION, 09 NOVEMBER 2016, LONDON,
lot 1 - Sotheby’s, IMPORTANT CHINESE ART, 13 SEPTEMBER 2017, NEW
YORK, lot 222 and Christie’s, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art,
New York, 21 - 22 March 2013, lot 1388. For a mutton fat white jade
carving of a Buddhist lion seal see Sotheby’s, FINE CHINESE CERAMICS
& WORKS OF ART, 08 OCTOBER 2009, HONG KONG, lot 1689.

Ḧ昮⸜攻慵天伲傪䘥䌱䋭⫸㕡䧨
伲傪䘥䌱炻堐朊⃱㹹䳘兑炻⍇墅䁷㛐⸽⹏炻䙺⫸
ᷕ⚳炻Ḧ昮⸜攻
忁ẞ⸡昮㗪㛇䘬‹ἄ栗䣢↢䔞㗪⋻崲䘬晽⇣㈨喅炻䳘䭨䱦晽䳘䏊炻⯌℞橼
䎦⛐䋭㮃ㆾ剙䒞⎌刚⎌楁䘬䲳梦ᷕˤ ἃ䋭ἄ䇚➟㝬⬰嬟叿ầ⎌剙䒞ˤ䒞
幓梦㚱㔜滲↯√䘬棽棖䲳␴⸦ỽ⚾㟰炻䋭⫸㑩㚱㌚㚚䘬檫㮃炻⭴㚱堐䎦≃
䘬傲㞙␴㽫⭮䘬⯦⶜ˤ
ẍ⎌ẋ曺戭☐䁢㧋⺷䘬䌱☐剙䒞⛐⋩ℓᶾ䲨枿⍿㬉彶ˤ 忁ẞἄ⑩栗䃞㗗
ᶨᾳ‹↢䘬ἳ⫸炻䱦伶䘬晽䲳冯㚨䍵屜䘬伲傪䌱㕁ˤ⍇墅䁷㛐⸽⹏ẍ㟴⫸
䘬㧋⺷梦㚱曰剅䲳炻 㥳⚾⚻㼌ˤ
⼊䉨烉㕡䧨⼊
⯢⮠烉12,4 cmġĩ㷔慷⽆剙䒞⮾䪗⇘⸽䪗䘬㚨⣏⺞ỠĪġ9,5x7,5x6 cmġĩ檀Ź攟
Źġ⮔Īļġ⸽⹏檀ġ12 cm
⑩䚠㤝⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑
伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷炻岤㕤1973⸜楁㷗C.C. Tih喅⹲ (夳⓮㤕䘤䤐⍇ẞ)
㔯䌣⍫侫烉℞ṾᶱẞἮ冒⋩ℓᶾ䲨䘬䘥䌱䧨⼊䒞⎗夳喯⭴㭼˪Ἦ冒
THOMPSON-SCHWAB㓞啷䘬ᷕ⚳䌱☐˫2016⸜11㚰9㖍炻ΐ㔎炻1嘇㉵
⑩ – 喯⭴㭼˪慵天ᷕ⚳喅埻˫炻2017⸜9㚰13㖍炻䲸䲬炻222嘇㉵⑩ẍ⍲Ἓ
⢓⼿˪ᷕ⚳昞䒟冯ⶍ喅⑩˫炻䲸䲬炻2013⸜3㚰21-22㖍炻1388嘇㉵⑩ˤᶨẞ
伲傪䌱晽ἃ䋭⌘䪈⎗夳喯⭴㭼˪ᷕ⚳昞䒟冯ⶍ喅⑩˫炻2009⸜10㚰8㖍炻楁
㷗炻1689嘇㉵⑩ˤ
Estimate EUR 12.000,-
Starting price EUR 6.000,-

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