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A RARE WHITE JADE ‘IMPERIAL PROCESSION’ 清乾隆 / 嘉慶 白玉雕御遊圖筆筒
BRUSHPOT
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG / JIAQING PERIOD 來源
Samuel M. (1830-1914) 及 Matilda (1837-1912) Nickerson
the cylindrical body superbly carved in varying levels of relief 伉儷收藏
with a highly animated continuous narrative scene, depicting 1900年贈予芝加哥藝術博物館，芝加哥，館藏編號
twelve riders on galloping horses in a procession amidst 1900.733
a rocky landscape, the figures wielding swords, holding
banners and drawing bows and arrows, divided by large 出版
branches of foliage and rockwork all beneath scudding skies 《Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Nickerson:
and raised on five conforming low tab feet, the stone with presented to The Art Institute of Chicago》，芝加
scattered icy-white inclusions 哥，1900年，編號2
height 6¼ in., 16 cm

PROVENANCE
Collection of samuel. m (1830-1914) and matilda (1837-1912)
nickerson.
Gifted to the art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, in 1900 (acc.
no. 1900.733).
LITERATURE
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Nickerson: presented to
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 1900, cat. no. 2.
$ 800,000-1,200,000

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