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A SMALL CELADON AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A
CROUCHING BEAR, XIONG, MING DYNASTY
The mottled celadon jade with hues of russet and cream as well as
few dark-brown streaks and veins. Smooth surface finish. The body
with a pierced vertical hole.
China, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
Published: The Property of Mr Philip Cardeiro, Carol Michaelson,
Knapton Rasti Asian Art, London 2009, lot 24, and on the inside
front cover!
Exhibited: Magic, Art and Order: Jade in Chinese culture. Palm
Springs Museum. 8.2.-29.4.1990. Nr. 2. Page 15.

A small yet impressive model of a crouching bear, its head looking
forward, the tail pendant, the fur to the neck, legs and even the tip
of the tail intricately incised, the massive paws carved realistically,
the S-shaped ears and V-shaped teal with a masterfully raised swing.
The word bear xiong sounds the same as the word for brave and
powerful. This may be one reason why in ancient times bears’ paws
were eaten, to confer bravery, and they were certainly considered a
culinary delicacy in Confucius’ days and beyond. For the very same
reason, jade bears have served as fondling pieces or amulets for
people who were about to perform something risky or dangerous.

Shape: Sculptural
Dimensions: Length 5,7 cm
Weight: 61,2 grams
Condition: Absolutely perfect condition. Some miniscule natural
flaws in the mineral 61
Provenance: The Philip Cardeiro collection of Chinese jade, built A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE ‘RECUMBENT CRANE AND PEACHES’
from 1968 until the early 1990s CARVING, MING DYNASTY
The nephrite of celadon color mottled with black inclusion on the lower end, the
Literature comparison: Gilded Dragons, Carol Michaelson, British back with an even and intense russet skin. Excellent surface polish. Good patina.
Museum, 1999, page 52, nr. 22. Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
the Qing, Jessica Rawson, British Museum, 1995, page 351 (a). Published: The Property of Mr Philip Cardeiro, Carol Michaelson, Knapton Rasti
Asian Art, London 2009, lot 64.
Auction results comparison: Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of
Art. Christies, London, 13 May 2014, lot 1523. (for another Ming The crane is shown with legs tucked underneath the body and the head turned
dynasty model of a bear, standing, a bit smaller) back to grasp a gnarled, leafy branch bearing two ripe peaches in its long,
characteristic beak. The details of the wings and tail of the crane as well as the
㖶ẋ曺䌱䔁䙖晽再䄲 leaves of the peach branch are finely incised.
曺䌱炻ⷞ㚱墸刚㰩⍲ṃ姙䘬㶙㡽刚䲳䎮ˤ䢐⃱⃒列炻堐朊⃱㹹ˤᶳ
儡㚱ᶨ✪䚜䨧⫼ˤ Shape: Pebble
ᷕ⚳炻㖶㛅ĩIJĴķĹĮIJķĵĵĪ Dimensions: Length 8,3 cm
↢䇰䈑烉䶐嘇ijĵ炻őũŪŭŪűġńŢųťŦŪųŰ⃰䓇䍵啷⑩普炻ńŢųŰŭġŎŪŤũŢŦŭŴŰů Weight: 155,5 grams
叿炻ŌůŢűŵŰůġœŢŴŵŪṆ㳚喅埻⑩℔⎠↢䇰炻ΐ㔎炻ijııĺ⸜炻⎴㗪ḇ㗗 Condition: Absolutely perfect condition. Some miniscule natural flaws in the mineral
ℏ枩䫔ᶨ枩⮩朊ˤ Provenance: Nagatani, Chicago, USA. The Philip Cardeiro collection of Chinese
⯽奥烉˪櫼埻ˣ喅埻冯䦑⸷烉ᷕ⚳䌱䞛㔯⊾˫伶⚳≈ⶆ㡽㪂㱱伶 jade, built from 1968 until the early 1990s, one label to back
埻棐ĩőŢŭŮġŔűųŪůŨŴġŎŶŴŦŶŮĪ㕤IJĺĺı⸜ij㚰Ĺ㖍军ĵ㚰ijĺ㖍⯽↢炻䶐嘇ij
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嘇炻䫔IJĶ枩ˤ Literature comparison: In Pursuit of Antiquities, 35 Anniversary Exhibition of the
ᶨᾳẌṢ⌘尉㶙⇣䘬⮷再䄲炻柕⽖ᶲ㎂炻⯦冒䃞㓞崟炻㮃䙖䲳䎮⽆ Min Chiu Society, Hong Kong, 1995, page 211, nr. 169
柠悐ˣ儛㬍䓂军⯦䪗悥䱦䳘䘬⇣∫↢Ἦ炻᷎䛇⮎䘬⏰䎦扛⇑䘬䄲
䇒ˣ⻶㚚䘬䄲俛ˤ Auction results comparison: FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART.
Ⱦ䄲ȿ冯ȿ晬ȿ⫿⎴枛炻晙⏓叿≯㯋冯≃慷炻ḇ⚈㬌炻䌱晽䄲塓娵 Bonham’s, 24 Nov 2013, HONG KONG, lot 269. (for a carving with the same
䁢⎗ẍ⋼≑䨑⭂忳⊊炻ᾅ⸛⬱ˤ subject, also from the Ming dynasty) Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art.
⼊䉨烉晽⟹ Christies, New York, 20 - 21 March 2014, lot 2489. (for a carving with the same
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⯢⮠烉攟Ķįĸ⍀䰛 subject, dated to 17 – 18 century)
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