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763 Chime stones first appeared in the Shang dynasty and are amongst
A LARGE GILT-DECORATED SPINACH-GREEN JADE CHIME, the earliest musical instruments in China. The chime would have been
suspended from the circular aperture at its right angle and assembled in
BIANQING graduated sets of sixteen, according to size. They were hung in two tiers of
DATED BY INSCRIPTION TO THE 29TH YEAR OF THE QIANLONG eight within tall wooden frames. During the early Qing dynasty, the desire to
REIGN, CORRESPONDING TO 1764, AND OF THE PERIOD follow Confucian traditions saw a revival of chime stones made by imperial
commission for use in ritual ceremonies, banquets and processions.
The angled stone is drilled with a single hole for suspension and has the
remains of gilt decoration on each side of two ferocious five-clawed dragons Qing court protocol referred to two different types of chime stone sets: sets
contesting a flaming pearl. The narrow sides are decorated with scrolling of sixteen stones (bianqing) and sets of twelve stones (teqing).The present
clouds, one of which is inscribed Qianlong ershijiu nian zhi (made in the chime belongs to the first category. A bianqing spinach green-jade chime
twenty-ninth year of the Qianlong reign). Another side is inscribed bei wu yi, with the wushe musical tone, also with gilt decoration of dragons and dated
denoting the musical tone. The spinach-green stone has a few streaks of white to the Qianlong period, formerly in the Qing Court Collection, is illustrated in
inclusions. Jadeware (III), The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum,
19 in. (48.3 cm.) long, lucite and metal stand Hong Kong, 1996, p. 1, pl. 1. Another similar example, but with the bei yi ze
note and also dated to the 29th year of the Qianlong period (1764), was sold
at Christie’s Hong Kong, 2 December 2015, lot 3109.
$25,000-35,000
PROVENANCE:
William E. Little, Sr. (1910-1991) Collection, New York and Connecticut.

紐約私人珍藏
清乾隆二十九年(1764) 碧玉描金雙龍戲珠紋「倍無射」編磬
描金《乾隆二十九年製》楷書款
來源:
William E. Little, Sr. (1910-1991) 珍藏, 紐約及康涅狄格州

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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
~ⱷ762
A PAIR OF PALE BEIGEISH-WHITE JADE ALTAR ORNAMENTS Buddhist altar ornaments of this design were made in a variety of materials
18TH CENTURY such as porcelain, precious woods and cloisonné enamel, and complete sets
can be found in various Lamaist temples including those in the precincts
Each is carved with one of the Eight Buddhist Emblems (bajixiang), one the of the Forbidden City, Beijing, and in the Summer Palace in Chengde. It
Wheel of Law (dharmacakra), the other the beribboned vase, set on a lotus pod is exceptionally rare to find examples fully executed in jade such as the
with recessed seeds nestled in a lotus blossom raised on a stem flanked by present pair. A complete set of ‘Eight Buddhist Emblems’ altar ornaments,
openwork curling leaves. The whole is raised on a domed base carved in low rendered in pale greenish-white jade, was sold at Chinese Jade Carvings
relief with a lappet border. The stone is of a pale beige-white tone with opaque From a Distinguished European Collection; Christie’s Hong Kong, 28 May
white inclusions and sparse areas of russet. 2021, lot 2723.
9æ in. (24.8 cm.) high, hardwood stands (2) Another complete set of the Eight Buddhist Emblems (bajixiang) altar
ornaments, and the Seven Royal Treasures (qizhenbao), but carved from
$20,000-30,000 spinach-green jade and supported on elaborate inlaid zitan stands are
in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, and illustrated in The
PROVENANCE: Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Jadeware (III),
Gurie Gallery, Montreal, Canada, 27 June 1963. Hong Kong, 1995, pp. 138-140, no. 114 and pp. 142-144, no. 116, respectively.

私人珍藏
清十八世紀 青白玉八吉祥供一對
來源:
Gurie Gallery, 蒙特利爾, 加拿大, 1963年6月27日.

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