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PROPERTY FROM THE WATER, PINE AND STONE RETREAT
COLLECTION
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A RARE WHITE JADE CARVED ‘CHILONG’ HAIR Lu Zigang was a native of Taicang near Suzhou. He was a
PIN famed jade carver in the late Ming period and noted for his
hairpins. Compare a jade hairpin signed Zigang excavated
SIGNED ZIGANG, MING DYNASTY, 16TH CENTURY
in 1973 from a Ming tomb and now in the collection of the
The hair pin is of tapering cylindrical form surmounted by a Nanjing Museum. The current hairpin is of typical late Ming
domed top, carved with a chilong clambering around the stem, and form, and the carving style is consistent with the style of that
another coiled chilong on the dome. There is a signature Zigang period. It is also worth noting that most of the recognised
carved in low-relief seal script below the dome. The material is of examples by Zigang are signed with the character gang ࠈ
an even, semi-translucent white tone with a soft polish. retaining its dao ߉ particle, as is the case on the current lot,
5 ‰ in. (14.8 cm.) long, box rather than the simpler version of gang ᇎ without the particle.
HK$300,000-500,000 US$38,000-65,000 㪅ຽࠈᛓᮅ⼖എٕ՞卿᰻⩝ᙻᛮᚺ⎏Ӭׅⶬलℱ㫌།卿ݯᏒڔ
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PROVENANCE
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Acquired in Hong Kong, 2002
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