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the GILDeD aGe reVIsIteD: propertY From a DIstInGUIsheD although the motif of fish is common in Qing dynasty art,
amerICan CoLLeCtIon the present bowl is rare for its depiction of a pair of fish
A RARE PALE CELADON JADE ‘FISH’ submerged beneath waves extending across the entire base
BRUSHWASHER of the well. rather than a calm, placid view of fish in a pond,
the artisan presents here a dynamic scene carved in high
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY relief of the two creatures straining against the brisk current.
of circular section, with shallow sides rising to a gently For slightly earlier, related bowls, with the fish fully visible,
everted rim, the interior deftly carved in high relief with see a late ming example in Jessica rawson, Chinese Jade
two carp swimming vigorously amidst crested waves and from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, cat. pl. 29:9,
waterweed, the exterior carved in low relief with a frieze of and one in the collection of Joseph e. hotung, illustrated in,
lotus blossoms and birds, the stone an even pale celadon Chinese Jades from Han to Ch’ing, asia society, new York,
with fine white mottling 19890, cat. no. 145.
Diameter 7⅞ in., 20.1 cm
$ 80,000-120,000
PROVENANCE
Collection of major sir humphrey Brunel noble of ardmore,
4th Bt. (1892-1968). 清十八 / 十九世紀 青白玉雕魚藻蓮塘圖洗
Collection of sir John Woolf (1913-1999).
roger Keverne, London, 2003. 來源
Humphrey Brunel Noble 爵士少校，4th Bt. (1892-1968)
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Roger Keverne，倫敦，2003年

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