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A SPINACH-GREEN JADE CIRCULAR A SPINACH-GREEN JADE COVER The present lot would have probably served
BOX AND COVER 18th/19th century as cover to a circular box, which were usually
Qianlong Expertly carved around the exterior in low decorated with low-relief floral designs.
The box with gently rounded sides, set on a relief with a continuous scene of cranes See a spinach-green jade circular box and
crisply carved foot, the rounded cover skillfully amongst gnarled pine trees, the dark green cover decorated with geometric designs
carved with a single lotus spray borne on a stone with pale cloudy inclusions. and a chilong, Qing dynasty, illustrated in
trailing leafy stem within a raised circular border. 14.2cm (5 5/8in) diam. The Complete Collection of Treasures of the
7.1cm (2 3/4in) diam. (2). Palace Museum. Jadeware, vol.3, Hong
£1,000 - 1,500 Kong, 1995, p.84.
£2,500 - 3,500 CNY8,900 - 13,000
CNY22,000 - 31,000 See also a spinach-green jade circular box
and cover decorated with low relief floral
十八/十九世紀 碧玉松鶴紋器蓋 designs, 18th century, which was sold at
清乾隆 碧玉雕花卉紋圓蓋盒 Christie’s Hong Kong, 27 May 2008, lot 1964.
Provenance:
Provenance: The Liebermann Collection 倫敦古董商Spink & Son開立於1928年
Parry Collection, London, and thence by Spink & Son Ltd., London 的發票稱此例來自Liebermann舊藏，
descent E. A. Parry (1879-1946), London, acquired 或指德國畫家馬克思·利伯曼（Max
from the above on 31 July 1928, and thence Liebermann，1847-1935）；他同時也是
來源： by descent 當時柏林最為重要的收藏家之一，據稱其
倫敦Parry家族收藏，並由後人保存迄今 於1900年起開始收藏中國藝術。利伯曼曾
來源： 將兩件藏品借展於1929年柏林中國藝術展，
Compare with a related green jade box Liebermann舊藏 見《Ausstellung Chinesischer Kunst》，
and cover, Qing dynasty, illustrated in The 倫敦古董商Spink & Son Ltd. 柏林，1929年，展覽編號769與1045。
Complete Collection of Treasures of the 倫敦E. A. Parry（1879-1946）舊藏，於1928
Palace Museum: Jadeware, vol.3, Hong 年7月31日購自上者，並由後人保存迄今 本例應作為圓形器物的器蓋使用，原器身應
Kong, 1995, p.84. A related white jade circular 以淺浮雕裝飾同類題材。如一例清代碧玉圓
box and cover, 18th century, was sold at The 1928 Spink & Son invoice refers to the 蓋盒，收錄於《故宮博物院藏文物珍品全
Bonhams London, 11 May 2021, lot 289. Liebermann Collection. This may refer to 集：玉器（下）》，香港，1995年，頁84。
the collection of the German painter Max
參考清宮舊藏一例碧玉蓋盒，收錄於《故宮 Liebermann (1847-1935), who was one of 參考一例十八世紀碧玉雕圓蓋盒，器身浮雕
博物館藏文物珍品全集：玉器（下）》， the most important Berlin art collectors of the 纏枝花卉，售於香港佳士得，2008年5月27
香港，1995年，頁84。另見一例白玉圓 Imperial Era and the Weimar Republic and is 日，拍品編號1964。
蓋盒，與本例尺寸相仿，售於倫敦邦瀚 reported to have turned to collecting Chinese
斯，2021年5月11日，拍品編號289。 art from 1900. Two pieces from his collection
were included in the 1929 Chinese Art Exhibition
in Berlin; see Ausstellung Chinesischer Kunst,
Berlin, 1929, nos.769 and 1045.

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