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A CHICKEN BONE ‘SAN YANG’ THREE RAMS JADE GROUP, 17 CENTURY A WHITE JADE CARVING OF AN Literature comparison: For a
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The greyish-white nephrite suffused with streaks of dark-brown and black. Excellent APSARA, MING DYNASTY OR northern Song example, see Jades
surface polish. Good patina. EARLIER from China, The Museum of
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China, 17 century The stone is of an even tone, with a East Asian Art, Bath, Forsyth and
narrow russet vein running along to McElney, 1994, page 314, nr. 223.
The reticulated carving depicts three intertwined, recumbent rams with their the edge, excellent surface finish. For a Tang Dynasty example, see
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characteristic large, curved horns grasping several lingzhi fungi in their mouths. At the China, 12 -16 century Treasures of the Imperial Palace,
top of the group we find an auspicious yin yang pearl. Good detail work to the hoofs, Published: The Property of Mr Palace Museum Publications,
horns and fungi in deep relief. Philip Cardeiro, Carol Michaelson, Beijing, 1995, page 16, nr. 9.
Knapton Rasti Asian Art, London
Shape: Sculptural 2009, lot 14. Auction results comparison: The
Dimensions: Length 9,5 cm. C. Philip Cardeiro Collection of
Weight: 210 grams Carved and pierced with the angelic Chinese Art. Christies, London, 13
Condition: Excellent figure floating elegantly whilst May 2014, lot 17. (for a second
Provenance: United Kingdom private collection wearing long flowing robes, celestial white jade apsara from the Cardeiro
scarf and headdress with finely collection)
Auction results comparison: Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. Christies, London, incised detail, and an openwork
10 November 2015, lot 85. (for another white and grey jade three rams group, of similar cloud scroll at the lower end. 䘥䌱晽梃⣑⤛䤆⁷炻㖶ẋㆾ㚜㖑
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size, dated to the 16 / 17 century) Apsaras are often depicted as flying ⛯⊣刚㽌炻怲䶋ṃ姙䴚䉨墸刚㰩炻
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figures in the mural paintings and 㤝Ἓ䘬堐朊䢐⃱
IJĸᶾ䲨ȿᶱ伲攳㲘ȿġ暆橐䘥䌱 sculptures of Buddhist cave sites in ᷕ⚳炻IJij军IJķᶾ䲨
␴䓘䌱⛇㰩炻堐朊⸛㹹䢐⃱炻⊭㻧列⤥ China such as in the Mogao and ↢䇰䈑烉䶐嘇IJĵ炻őũŪŭŪűġńŢųťŦŪųŰ
ᷕ⚳炻IJĸᶾ䲨 Yulin Caves, and the Yungang and ⃰䓇䍵啷⑩普炻ńŢųŰŭġŎŪŤũŢŦŭŴŰů
⑩䚠㤝⤥ Longmen Grottoes, and may also be 叿炻ŌůŢűŵŰůġœŢŴŵŪṆ㳚喅埻⑩℔⎠↢
劙⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷 depicted as dancers or musicians. 䇰炻ΐ㔎炻ijııĺ⸜ˤ
They are referred to as feitian (梆⣑) ⑩䚠㤝Ἓ
EstimateġEUR 800,- in Chinese. 伶⚳䞍⎵㓞啷⭞ńįőʼnŊōŊőġ
Starting price EUR 400,- ńłœŅņŊœŐ⃰䓇䍵啷⑩炻㕤IJĺķĹ⸜
Shape: Sculptural 军IJĺĺı⸜ẋ⣏慷㓞啷ᷕ⚳喅埻⑩ˤ
Dimensions: Length 8.9 cm
Weight: 93,5 grams EstimateġEUR 1.000,-
Condition: Very good condition. Starting price EUR 500,-
Some miniscule natural flaws in the
mineral and a minor deterioration of
the mineral along the russet vein
Provenance: The Philip Cardeiro
collection of Chinese jade, built
from 1968 until the early 1990s

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