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A JADEITE SCULPTURE OF A PHEONIX WITH PEONY,
1900s
Jadeite in white, lilac, russet, and green hues with natural
inclusions; good polish. Original rosewood base
China, around 1900

This well-carved, reticulated jadeite sculpture portrays a
majestic phoenix with its head turned backwards and, in
the beak, holding a peony blossom. The bird has one leg
raised, resting on a rock that is partially covered by its tail
feathers. The artist has beautifully used the natural color
changes in the material to create a vivid portrait – whilst
the head and flower show mainly russet and green, the
body stands in fine contrast in its white and lilac hues.

When phoenix, the king of birds that represents
prosperity and great blessings is paired with peony, or
fuguihua, the flower of wealth and honor, they convey
the wish fugui jixiang, ‘May there be wealth, rank, and
good fortune.’
42 Shape: Figural shape, reticulated. The wooden base in
A GREEN AND RUSSET LOTUS-FORM reticulated, floral shape.
JADEITE BRUSH WASHER WITH THREE- Dimensions: 17,5 cm (total height), 15 cm (height of jade
LEGGED TOAD, 1900s sculpture alone)
Jadeite in russet, celadon and green hues, Condition: Good condition with fine hand patina, some
good polish. Original rosewood base natural stress lines to material
China, around 1900 Provenance: Old Austrian Private collection, assembled in
the 1930s to early 1950s
This well-carved lotus leaf shape brush
washer shows an appealing color play Literature comparison: Christie’s, A Collecting Legacy:
of russet and various shades of green Fine Chinese Jade Carvings and Works of Art from the
in the jadeite material. One of the most Lizzadro Collection, 21 March 2013, NEW YORK, lot 887
popular auspicious Chinese animals, the (for a slightly taller Jadeite sculpture showing a phoenix
three-legged toad, is portrayed in high pair and peonies).
relief sitting inside the leaf and serves well
as a brush rest. The piece comes with its 1900⸜⇵⼴侉侈晽Ⱦ沛↘䈉ᷡȾ
original rosewood base, again shaped as 䤷䤧⢥䥏侉侈炻⣑䃞刚㰩炻堐朊⃱㹹炻⍇墅剙㡐㛐⸽⹏
41 a lotus leaf and supported by a reticulated ᷕ⚳炻1900⸜⇵⼴
A WHITE & EMERALD GREEN JADEITE BOX AND foot rim.
COVER, QING DYNASTY 忁⹏侉侈晽⟹沛↘⇣䔓㳣曰㳣䎦炻柕悐⎹⼴廱≽炻᷎⛐╁
Icy white jade with splashes of emerald green, natural Shape: Figural shape ᷕ⏓叿ᶨ㛝䈉ᷡ剙ˤ 沛↘䘬ᶨ晣儧㉔崟炻㒙⛐ᶨ⟲塓⯦佥
ochre hued inclusions to underside of base, excellent polish Dimensions: 15,5 cm (length of dish), 5 cm 悐↮央味䘬ⱑ䞛ᶲˤ 晽⇣⋈Ṣⶏ⥁⛘⇑䓐Ḯ侉侈䞛㕁ᷕ
China, Qing Dynasty (total height, with base) ⣑䃞䘬柷刚嬲⊾炻∝忈↢ᶨⷭ䓇≽䘬倾⁷ ˤ沛↘柕悐␴剙
Condition: Very good condition with fine 㛝ᷣ天⏰ᶱ奺⼊␴䵈刚冯幓橼䘬䘥刚␴㶉䳓刚刚婧⼊ㆸ
This lidded box is left undecorated for the natural emerald hand patina, the wooden base misses two 歖㖶⮵㭼ˤ
splashes to star in the otherwise brilliant white jadeite of the petals
material. The base and lid are each carved from one piece Provenance: American collection ẋ堐䷩㥖⭴屜䘬沍栆ᷳ䌳沛↘冯屉⭴冯㥖嬥ᷳ剙䈉ᷡ剙惵
and polished to perfection. The box was probably used for ⮵㗪炻⁛忼叿⭴屜⎱䤍䘬栀㛃烉Ⱦ屉⭴炻⑩䳂炻⤥忳ȿˤ
seal paste or storage of a rosary. Literature comparison: Sotheby’s,
SATURDAY AT SOTHEBY’S: ASIAN ART, 16 ⼊䉨烉晐⼊烊㛐⸽⹏⏰剙⼊
Shape: Cylindrical shape SEPTEMBER 2017, NEW YORK, lot 1049 ⯢⮠烉䷥檀 17,5 cm炻侉侈檀 15 cm
Dimensions: 2,7 cm (height), 5,8 cm (diameter) (for a pair of lotus pad-form jadeite dishes
Condition: Excellent condition with fine hand patina of the same period) or Christie’s, Two ⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑炻䌱䞛塷⎗夳⣑䃞䲳嶗
Provenance: Old Austrian Private collection, assembled in Distinguished American Collections. New ⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ侩㓞啷炻ᶲᶾ䲨ᶱ⋩⸜ẋ军Ḽ⋩⸜ẋ⇅岤ℍ
the 1930s to early 1950s York, 4 - 5 March 2014, lot 3 (for a jadeite 㔯䌣⍫侫烉Ἓ⢓⼿˪㉙⭅⾨䍵烉᷸叐⋻ᷕ⚥䌱晽⍲ⶍ刢䱦⑩
lotus-form brush washer of the same size 䍵啷 ˫炻2013⸜3㚰21㖍, 䲸䲬, 887嘇㉵⑩ (ᶨẞ䦵檀䘬侉
Literature comparison: Sotheby’s, FINE CHINESE CERAMICS and period yet missing the toad). 侈晽沛↘䈉ᷡ)ˤ
& WORKS OF ART, 11 SEPTEMBER 2012 - 12 SEPTEMBER
2012, NEW YORK, lot 364 (for a comparable, yet taller, 1900⸜⇵⼴咖⼊Ⱦ慹垦ȿ侉侈䫮㲿 Estimate EUR 800,-
cylindrical box in the group). ⑩䚠㤝⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑炻㛐⸽⹏仢⮹ℑ䇯 Starting price EUR 400,-
伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷
㶭ẋ侉侈味䙺
⑩䚠列⤥炻⊭㻧䳘兑 Estimate EUR 400,-
⤏⛘⇑䥩Ṣ侩㓞啷炻ᶲᶾ䲨ᶱ⋩⸜ẋ军Ḽ⋩⸜ẋ攻岤ℍ Starting price EUR 200,-
Estimate EUR 400,-
Starting price EUR 200,-

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