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21. A BL ACK AND WHITE JADE TWIN CIC ADAS PENDANT
Qianlong Period (1736-1795)

superbly carved from a single piece of jade, using the opaque black areas of the jade for two
cicadas shown in high relief on opposite sides of a pea pod using the translucent white areas of the
jade, all realistically rendered and finely detailed, with openwork leafy tendrils at one end making
a natural loop for suspension.
Length 3 inches (7.6 cm)

Provenance From the Collection of Victor Rienaecker (b. 1887), London
From the Collection of Desmond Gure (1906-1970), London
From the Collection of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987), New York
Christie’s New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art including Property from
the Arthur M. Sackler Collections, 14-15 September 2009, lot 115

Exhibited Chinese Jade, Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1948
The Arts of the Ch’ing Dynasty, Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1964

Published Davis, Chinese Jade, Welwyn, Herts: privately published, 1935, pl. 18
‘Chinese Jades,’ Transactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, 1947-1948, London,
1948, no. 219 (not illustrated)
The Arts of the Ch’ing Dynasty, Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1964, pl. 130,
no. 405

清乾隆 墨玉巧色雙蟬 長 7.6 厘米
來源 倫敦 Victor Rienaecker (b. 1887) 舊藏
倫敦 Desmond Gure (1906-1970) 舊藏
紐約亞瑟 M. 賽克勒 (1913-1987) 舊藏
紐約佳士得 2009 年 9 月 14-15 日，拍品第 115 號

展覽 1948 倫敦東方陶瓷學會，展題 Chinese Jade
1964倫敦東方陶瓷學會，展題 The Arts of the Ch’ing Dynasty

出版 Davis, Chinese Jade, Welwyn, Herts: 私人出版，1935，圖 18
Chinese Jade，倫敦東方陶瓷學會 1948，圖 219
The Arts of the Ch’ing Dynasty，倫敦 1964，圖 130，405 號

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