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CHINESE JADES FROM THE COLLECTION OF T. EUGENE
WORRELL
725
A GREYISH-BEIGE JADE RHYTON, GONG
LATE MING-QING DYNASTY, 16TH-18TH
CENTURY
The deep vessel is carved with an inverted horned
beast mask at the bottom, with its horns acting
as feet for the vessel and the curled mane forming
the handle. The upper body is decorated in high
relief with three clambering chilong reserved on an
archaistic scroll ground. The stone is of a greyish-
beige tone with some russet and cream striations.
7 in. (17.7 cm.) high
$15,000-25,000
PROVENANCE:
Sotheby's London, 2 December 1997, lot 103.
EXHIBITED:
Charlottesville, Worrell Family Offices Gallery,
723 (two views) 1997-2022.
CHINESE JADES FROM THE COLLECTION OF T. EUGENE WORRELL
723 T. EUGENE WORRELL珍藏中國玉器
A CELADON AND BLACK JADE FIGURE OF A DRAGON T. EUGENE WORRELL珍藏中國玉器 明末/清 十六至十八世紀 灰青玉雕螭龍角形盃
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644) 明 青黑玉龍把件 來源:
The dragon with long, incised beard and knobby horns is shown in a crouched 來源: 倫敦蘇富比, 1997年12月2日, 拍品編號103
position with the head reared back and the long tail tucked under the body. 士紳珍藏; 紐約佳士得, 1989年6月2日, 拍品編號291 展覽:
The stone is of celadon and black tones with a few areas of brown mottling. 展覽: 夏洛茨維爾, Worrell家族藝廊, 1997-2022年
1√ in. (4.8 cm.) long
夏洛茨維爾, Worrell家族藝廊, 1994-2022年
$4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE:
The Property of a Gentleman; Christie's New York, 2 June 1989, lot 291. CHINESE JADES FROM THE COLLECTION OF T. EUGENE WORRELL
724
EXHIBITED:
Charlottesville, Worrell Family Offices Gallery, 1994-2022. A BLACK AND GREENISH-GREY JADE FIGURE OF A MYTHICAL
BEAST
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
Carved in the form of a pebble, the recumbent beast is shown with sharp claws
and a pair of long backswept horns and resting on a flat base. The stone is
predominately of a blackish-brown tone with a small area of greenish-grey color.
2¿ in. (5.4 cm.) wide

$5,000-7,000
PROVENANCE:
Spink & Son, London, 4 December 1992.
EXHIBITED:
Charlottesville, Worrell Family Offices Gallery, 1994-2022.
LITERATURE:
J. Ayers, A Jade Menagerie: Creatures Real and Imaginary from the Worrell
Collection, London, 1993, no. 10.
T. EUGENE WORRELL珍藏中國玉器
明 青黑玉瑞獸把件
來源:
Spink & Son, 倫敦, 1992年12月4日
展覽:
夏洛茨維爾, Worrell家族藝廊, 1994-2022年
出版:
J. Ayers, 《A Jade Menagerie: Creatures Real and Imaginary from the
Worrell Collection》, 倫敦, 1993年, 編號10
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