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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY 女士藏品
Lots 201 - 213
201 *
SEVEN EARLY JADE CARVINGS Provenance: Mlle Densmore, Paris, See a similar turquoise carving of an animal
TOGETHER WITH A TURQUOISE 19 September 1961 (elongated tapering face, Shang dynasty, illustrated in the
CARVING OF A BOVINE BEAST-HEAD plaque) Compendium of Collections in the Palace
Shang/Han Dynasty Frank Caro, New York, November 1953 Museum: Jade, 2, Beijing, 2011, p.156,
Comprising a bird plaque, the stone of pale- (reticulated rectangular plaque) no.166. A similar jade bird, Shang dynasty,
grey tone, 5.9cm (2 1/2in) long; a yellow jade Frank Caro, New York, April 1954 (‘lotus’ is also illustrated in ibid. p.170, no.190.
stylised dragon pendant, 8.9cm (3 3/8in) long; pendant) Compare the rectangular C-scroll jade plaque
a rectangular plaque carved with ‘C-scroll’ Mrs Gret Hasler (1895-1971), Winterthur, to a related jade pendant of stepped form,
patterns, the stone of dark greenish-brown Switzerland, acquired from the above in 1961, Spring and Autumn period, illustrated in the
tone, 6cm (2 3/8in) long; an elongated 1953 and 1954 respectively, and thence Compendium of Collections in the Palace
tapering plaque, the stone of grey tone with by descent Museum: Jade 3, Spring and Autumn Period
white and brown calcified patches, 11.8cm (4 and Warring States Period, Beijing, 2011,
1/2in) long; a reticulated rectangular plaque 來源：巴黎古董商Mlle Densmore， p.53, no.44. Another similar jade carving of
carved with chess-board pattern flanked 1961年9月19日（圖示最下之柄形器） a bird, Shang dynasty, is also illustrated by
by scrollwork, the stone of pale green tone 紐約古董商Frank Caro，1953年11月 J.Rawson, Chinese Jade: From the Neolithic
with brown patches, 3.3cm (1 1/4in) long; （鏤雕長形飾） to the Qing, London, 1995, p.226, no.12:28
a stylised ‘lotus’ pendant, the stone of pale 紐約古董商Frank Caro，1954年4月 See also a related jade stylised dragon
green tone with areas of white calcification, （圖示左上之花形飾） pendant, Warring States period, from the Qing
4.7cm (1 3/4in) long; a comb-shaped 瑞士溫特圖爾Gret Hasler夫人（1895-1971） Court Collection, illustrated in The Complete
pendant, the stone of dark chocolate tone, 舊藏，分別於1961年、1953年及1954年入 Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum,
4.5cm (1 3/4in) long; and a turquoise bovine- 藏，並由後人保存迄今 Hong Kong, 1995, p.180, no.150
head carving, 2cm (3/4in) long. (8).
£8,000 - 12,000
CNY71,000 - 110,000

商/漢 玉飾七件 及綠松石牛首紋珠 一組八件

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