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CHINESE JADES FROM THE COLLECTION OF T. EUGENE WORRELL
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A FINELY CARVED PALE GREYISH-WHITE JADE RHYTON, GONG Archaistic jade rhytons of this type have their antecedents in jade rhytons of
LATE MING-QING DYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY Han dynasty date, such as the example from the Han dynasty tomb of the
The rhyton is carved with zoomorphic features, including two curved feet, a King of Nanyue, illustrated by J. Rawson in Chinese Jade from the Neolithic
tail, and a handle in the shape of a bifurcated tail. The sides are decorated with to the Qing, British Museum, 1995, p. 70, fig. 61. This Han jade vessel (18.4
three lively chilong in high relief and taotie masks and archaistic scroll in low cm.) is in the shape of a horn that rises from a twisted, bifurcated tail-form
relief. The stone is of a greyish-white tone with russet inclusions. handle at the bottom, and is incised around the sides with scroll decoration.
By the Song and Ming dynasties, and into the Qing dynasty, this shape was
5¡ in. (13.8 cm.) high modified and the sides were carved with bands of decoration inspired by that
found on bronzes and jades of Eastern Zhou dynasty, as well as Han dynasty,
$25,000-35,000 date, often with the addition of chilong carved in high relief.
EXHIBITED: T. EUGENE WORRELL珍藏中國玉器
Charlottesville, Worrell Family Offices Gallery, 2004-2022.
明末/清 十七/十八世紀 灰白玉雕螭龍饕餮紋角形盃
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夏洛茨維爾, Worrell家族藝廊, 2004-2022年

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