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A LARGE 4-PART WHITE JADE ‘PRINCE
UNDERNEATH PINE TREE’ CARVING, QING
DYNASTY
Pure white jade with very few russet inclusions,
excellent polish
China, Qing Dynasty

This well-carved, reticulated jade relief consist of 4
parts and was meticulously carved in openwork and
with fine incised details. Originally most certainly
used as an inlay for a for a folding or table screen
or another object made from wood, this carving
impresses through its size and the even with color.

The three larger parts make up a tall pine tree with
a horizontal branch reaching out to the left. The last
part depicts a youthful nobleman holding a jue vessel
in his left hand.

Shape: Figural shape, reticulated.
Dimensions: 29,5 cm (height of the assembled
tree), 11 cm (maximum width of the tree), 6 x 3,5
(dimensions of the human figure)
Condition: Good condition with fine hand patina.
Tiny chip to the prince’s thumb.
Provenance: American private collection

Literature comparison: For examples of Jade inlaid
artworks of the period see Christie’s, Fine Chinese
Ceramics and Works of Art Part I and Part II Including
Original 18th century ebony base to lot 21, carved in form of a trapezoid Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collections,
table standing in a garden on serrated rockwork, surrounded by lingzhi 24 March 2011, NEW YORK, lot 1380 or Sotheby’s,
FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART,
INCLUDING PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF
THE ALBRIGHT-KNOX ART GALLERY, 19 MARCH
2007 - 20 MARCH 2007, NEW YORK lot 628.

㶭ẋ⣏✳䘥䌱Ⱦ㜦ᶳ䌳⫸ȿ4ẞ䳬㒢ẞ
⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑炻䌳⫸䘬㉯㊯ᶲ㚱ṃ⽖䡽㎵
伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷
Estimate EUR 1.500,-
Starting price EUR 750,-

Dorsal view of lot 21 Invoice for lot 21, from C.C. Tih Gallery, Hong Kong 1973

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