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A sMAll celAdON ANd RusseT JAde ‘RAbbIT’
PeNdANT, MId-QINg

China, 18th-19th century. The partly translucent stone of a celadon
tone with shades of russet. Naturalistically carved in the form of a
rabbit, the details finely incised, the lapidary skillfully using the russet
shadings to depict the hare’s patchy fur. Vertical piercing through the
head and belly.

Provenance: Old French private collection.
condition: Excellent condition with only minor old wear and some
traces of use, mostly around the piercing.

Weight: 74.9 g
Dimensions: Height 4.8 cm

AucTION ResulT cOMPARIsON
Compare with a similar pale celadon and
russet jade rabbit sold by Christie’s Paris in
Art d’Asie on 12 December 2019, lot 156, for
EUR €25,000.

小型青玉帶沁兔形玉墜，清代中期
中國，十八至十九世紀。青色半透明玉石頭，帶有紅褐色沁，巧妙地使用赤褐色沁斑
雕刻兔子斑駁的皮毛。
來源：法國私人老收藏
品相：品相極好，僅輕微老磨損和一些使用痕跡，主要在鑽孔四周。
重量：74.9克
尺寸：高4.8厘米
拍賣結果比較：一件相似青色帶沁玉兔于2019年12月12日巴黎佳士得《亞洲藝術》
拍號156,成交價 €25,000。
estimate euR 800,-
Starting price EUr 400,-

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A PAle celAdON ANd RusseT JAde hORse,
lATe MINg PeRIOd

China, late 16th to mid-17th century. Skillfully worked in the form of a
recumbent horse turning its head sharply, the left front leg raised, its
right hooves tucked beneath its body, the left hind hoof completely
disappearing under his back, tail and mane finely detailed with
incisions.

Provenance: From the personal
collection of Anthony du Boulay. By
repute acquired at Christie’s, London.
Anthony du Boulay served at Christie’s
from 1949 to 1980, for many years as
the Director of the Ceramics Department
and for 13 years as the President of
Christie’s, Geneva. From 1981, he served
as Honorary Adviser on Ceramics to the
National Trust, United Kingdom, on council of the Oriental Ceramic
Society and as the Chairman of the French Porcelain Society.
condition: Extensive wear from many years of handling, with some
areas such as the right ear or the left eye particularly worn. As a result,
the naturally grown patina is strikingly beautiful. Some minor natural
fissures in the stone.
Weight: 101.4 g 青白玉臥馬雕，晚明
中國，十六世紀末至十七世紀中期。臥馬頭部後仰，左前腿抬起，右蹄藏在身體下
Dimensions: Length 7 cm 方，左後蹄完全藏於他的背部之下，尾巴和鬃毛遺失，可見切口。
The polished stone of pale celadon color is accentuated with russet veins 來源： Anthony du Boulay個人收藏。據説購於倫敦佳士得。Anthony du Boulay
cleverly used to pick out the horse’s fur. It is notable for the portrait-quality 于1949-1980年間為佳士得工作，曾多年為陶瓷部主任，后又曾任13年日内瓦佳士
in which it has been sensitively rendered. Its gentle smiling features and 得主席。1981年起他曾任英國陶瓷信托名譽顧問、東方陶瓷協會理事以及法國陶瓷
協會主席。
full rounded body have been endowed with a certain individuality, primarily 品相：經過多年使用，大面積磨損，尤其是右耳和左眼等部位。自然包漿非常美麗。
through the jade stone from which it has been fashioned. 石頭中有一些小的自然裂縫。
重量：101.4 克
Auction result comparison: Compare with a jade horse of 8 cm length, 尺寸：長7 厘米
similarly worn, made from mottled brown and yellow jade, from the Ming
dynasty, at Christies New york in Fine Chinese Ceramics, Jades and Works of estimate euR 800,-
Art, 19 September 2007, lot 59, sold for USD $11,875. Starting price EUr 400,-

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