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AN 18 CENTURY CELADON JADE CARVING OF A
RECLINING LADY
Celadon Jade of an even color with very few natural
inclusions, excellent surface polish
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China, 18 century
This masterly carved jade figure of a reclining lady is a
true rarity and may derive from the erotic figures that
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A PALE CELADON ‘HORSE AND MONKEY’ JADE into the early Qing period and gradually disappeared
CARVING, QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY underground. Her pose carries the characteristics of such
The stone of even, almost white color, with some faint figures, with her head propped up on one hand also her
white inclusions, smooth surface polish hair is gathered in a bun at the back of her head in late-
China, 18 - 19 century Ming style. The figure may also have been inspired by
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early Qing dynasty doctors’ models.
Humoristic carving in the form of a recumbent horse with
one front leg scratching the other, its bushy tail wrapped The lady is lying on a neatly incised woven mat and
around its left haunch, with a small monkey trying to behind her head we see an ornate pillow with flower
climb on its back by grabbing the mane and the tail at decoration. In her hand she holds a fan. This figurine
the same time. could also have been used as a figural brushrest.
Shape: Sculptural See a carving of a reclining female figure resting on a
Dimensions: 6 cm (length) leaf while holding a fan, attributed to the late Ming/early
Condition: Excellent Qing period, from the Guan-fu collection, included in the
Provenance: Austrian private collection exhibition Chinese Jades from Han to Ch’ing, Asia House
Gallery, New York, 1980, cat. no. 105.
Literature comparison: Important Chinese Art. Sotheby’s, 㸸㕤㖶㛓↢䎦䘬刚ねṢ䈑⁷炻忁ṃṢ䈑⛐㶭⇅忚ℍ⛘ᶳ᷎徸㻠㴰⣙ˤ ⤡䘬⦧⊊℟㚱忁㧋䘬Ṣ
London, November 9 , 2016, lot 306. (for a related Shape: Figural 䈑䈡⽝炻柕悐⍲檖梦桐㟤℟㘂㖶䘬桐㟤ˤ 忁ᾳṢ⁷ḇ⎗傥⍿⇘㶭ẋ㖑㛇慓䓇㧉⺷䘬┇䘤ˤ
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‘monkey and horse’ carving) Fine Chinese Ceramics and Dimensions: 7,3 cm (length), 3,2 cm (height), 3 cm
Works of Art. Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, PROPERTY OF A (width) 忁ỵ⨎Ṣㇳ㊩㇯⫸幢⛐䷼䈑ᶲ炻㜽柕ᶲ㚱厗渿䘬剙㛝墅梦ˤ忁ᾳ⮷晽⁷ḇ⎗ẍ塓䓐Ἦἄ䁢䫮
PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION, April 8 , 2013, lot 3210. Condition: Very good condition and fine hand patina 㒙ˤ
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(for another related ‘monkey and horse’ carving) Provenance: Old Austrian Private collection, assembled in
the 1930s to early 1950s 夳㕤㖶㛓㶭⇅㗪㛇䘬ᶨỵ㌏叿㇯⫸䘬幢⛐叱⫸ᶲ䘬㕄ῂ⤛⿏晽⁷炻Ἦ冒⃱⽑㓞啷炻夳˪ᷕ⚳㻊
⋩ℓ军⋩ḅᶾ䲨曺䘥䌱Ⱦ楔ᶲ⮩ὗȿ ẋ军㶭ẋ䌱☐˫炻Ṇ㳚ᷳ⭞喅⹲ 炻䲸䲬炻1980⸜炻䚖抬嘇105ˤ
⑩䚠㤝⤥ Literature comparison: for another celadon jade ‘reclining
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ㓞啷 lady’ figure of the period, see Christie’s, Important ⼊䉨烉晐⼊侴晽
Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, Hong Kong, 30 ⯢⮠烉7,3x3,2x3 cm 炷攟x檀x⮔炸
Estimate EUR 600,- November 2011, lot 3208. ⑩䚠㤝⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑
Starting price EUR 300,- ⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ侩㓞啷炻ᶲᶾ䲨ᶱ⋩⸜ẋ军Ḽ⋩⸜ẋ⇅岤ℍ
⋩ℓᶾ䲨曺䌱晽Ⱦ⨎Ṣẹㅑȿ 㔯䌣⍫侫烉⎎ᶨẞ⎴㗪㛇曺䌱Ⱦ⨎Ṣẹㅑȿ⎗夳Ἓ⢓⼿˪慵天ᷕ⚳昞䒟冯ⶍ喅⑩˫炻楁㷗炻2011
曺䌱炻⎗夳⣑䃞ℭ㰩炻堐朊⃱㹹 ⸜11㚰30㖍炻3208嘇㉵⑩ˤ
ᷕ⚳炻⋩ℓᶾ䲨
Estimate EUR 1.200,-
忁ỵ䱦晽䳘䏊Ⱦ⨎Ṣẹㅑȿ䌱ẞ㗗ᶨẞ䛇㬋䦨㚱ἄ⑩炻⎗傥 Starting price EUR 600,-

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