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A LARGE SPINACH-GREEN JADE ‘DOUBLE CARP’
GROUP, QING DYNASTY
Nephrite of a pure and deep spinach-green tone
accentuated with intense russet inclusions on the head
of the upper carp, and some white and russet streaks on
the reverse.
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China, Qing Dynasty, late 18 – 19 century

Meticulously carved in the form of two carps, emerging
from tempestuous waves in an upright manner, their
undulating tails flattened, their bodies naturalistically
carved to simulate an even scaly texture, their heads
conjoined, the opaque stone of a deep spinach-green
tone with attractive russet streaks.
The present piece is notable for its dynamic and crisply
carved depiction of two fish which skilfully capture a
sense of movement and power while retaining the fine
detail and finished surface that were appreciated by the
jade connoisseurs of the Qing dynasty. The robust forms
of the creatures and broadly formed waves of water draw
attention to the spinach jade stone from which it has
been fashioned, a material that was particularly treasured
by the Qianlong Emperor.

Shape: Natural boulder form
69 Dimensions: Height 24,5 cm.
A CARVED CELADON JADE ‘LOTUS AND CRANES’ symbol after the phoenix. Throughout the imperial times, 㶭㛅曺䌱晽ȿ暁浜㇚咖ȿ䒞 Weight: 4600 grams
VASE, QING DYNASTY crane motifs were used on the robes of civil officials to 䲼㶐⋲德㖶曺䌱炻堐朊⸛ Condition: Excellent condition with some natural fissures
Translucent celadon jade of pure color, smooth surface finish depict their ranks. Because of its ability to fly high and 㹹䢐⃱ Provenance: Christies, London, 15-16 June 1987, lot 331
China, 19 century over long distances, its wings were used as an amulet for ᷕ⚳炻IJĺᶾ䲨
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protection against exhaustion. 䌱䞛晽↢ᶨ㛝塓咖叱丷丆 Literature comparison: Compare with a remarkable
The body elegantly carved in form of a lotus flower, 叿炻尉⽝檀屜䘬咖剙炻ᶨ㕩 yellow jade vase with dragon-carps, the russet tones of
surrounded by smaller lotus flowers, leaves and ears Shape: Lotus flower 䩳叿ᶨ晣⃒晭䘬ẁ浜炻◜ the stone cleverly incorporated into the composition,
of corn, all carved in openwork and with finely incised Dimensions: Height 15 cm ┋匟叱炻⎎ᶨ晣⇯再⛐⎎ᶨ included in the exhibition Chinese Jade Throughout the
details, the sides with a standing and a sitting crane, the Weight: 387 grams 㕩炻ẘ柕ↅ㛃ˤ晽ⶍ䳘兑炻 Ages, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1975, cat.
plumage neatly engraved. Condition: Excellent, with some wear and traces of use 佥㮃䲳䎮㶭㘘⎗夳ˤ no. 421; and another of spinach-green jade, illustrated
only ⑩䚠㤝Ἓ in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace
Cranes, or herons as they are also referred to as, play an Provenance: Dutch private collection 匟嗕䥩Ṣ㓞啷 Museum. Jadeware (III), Hong Kong, 1995, pl. 49.
important role in Chinese mythology. In Chinese culture,
the crane is venerated as the prince of all feathered Auction result comparison: FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND EstimateġEUR 600,- 㶭ẋȿ暁歱帵漵攨ȿ䡏䌱
creatures and thus has a legendary status. Embodying WORKS OF ART. Christies, Hong Kong, 1 November 2004, Starting price EUR 300,- ⣏✳␴䓘䡏䌱炻⯨悐墸刚㰩
longevity and peace, it is the second most favored bird lot 1031. (for another, similar lotus vase) ᷕ⚳炻㶭ẋ炻IJĹᶾ䲨㘂㛇军IJĺᶾ䲨
䱦ⶍ晽⇣䘬暁歱炻⛐㳞㸏䘬㴒㾌ᶳᶨ滲帵⎹漵攨ˤⶍ㱽ᷳ䳘
70 Shape: Sculptural 兑炻⮯毿䇯䲳䎮徸ᶨ晽↢炻栗⼿㚜≈䓇≽ˤ
A MASSIVE SPINACH Dimensions: Length 16 cm 忁ẞἄ⑩ㆸ≇㍷丒暁歱滲帵䘬≽デ⍲㯋⊊炻᷎㚱⬴㔜䘬䳘
GREEN JADE MODEL OF Weight: 1058 grams 䭨⍲⸛㹹䘬堐朊ˤḦ昮䍵ッ䘬␴䓘䡏䌱㛸岒炻≈ᶲ䌐䈡䘬忈
A RECUMBENT RAM, Condition: Excellent ✳⍲䡭䣉䘬㴟㴒炻嬻忁ẞἄ⑩㚜栗䌐䈡ˤ
QING DYNASTY Provenance: American ⼊䉨烉⣑䃞Ⱉ⫸
The stone is of private collection ⯢⮠烉檀ijĵįĶ⍀䰛
characteristic and intense 慵慷烉ĵķıı⃳
spinach green tone mottled Auction results comparison: ⑩䚠㤝⤥
with black inclusions. Good In Pursuit of Refinement - A
surface polish and fine Legacy of the YC Chen ↢嗽烉Ἓ⢓⼿炻ΐ㔎炻IJĺĹĸ⸜ķ㚰IJĶĮIJķ㖍炻ĴĴIJ嘇㉵⑩
patina Collection. Christies, Hong 㔯䌣⍫侫烉ỵ㕤ΐ㔎ŗŪŤŵŰųŪŢġŢůťġłŭţŦųŵġ⌂䈑棐䘬˪㬟ẋᷕ⚳
China, Qing Dynasty (1644- Kong, 29 May 2013, 䌱䞛⯽˫㚦㕤IJĺĸĶ⸜⯽↢䚠Ụ䘬湫䌱歱欂漵䲳剙䒞炻䫔ĵijIJ
1912) lot 1962. (for a pair of 嘇⯽⑩ˤ⎎ᶨẞ䚠Ụ䘬䡏䌱炻⎗夳˪㓭⭓⌂䈑昊啷㔯䈑䍵⑩
standing spinach green ℐ普烉䌱☐ĩᶳĪ˫ 炻楁㷗炻IJĺĺĶ炻⚾䇰ĵĺ枩ˤ
The peaceful recumbent rams)
ram facing forward, EstimateġEUR 1.500,-
realistically modelled with 㶭ẋ䡏䌱再伲 Starting price EUR 750,-
a slightly alert expression, 䡏䌱炻ⷞ㶙䵈刚㔹炻⃒晭
framed by massive long 䢐⃱炻⊭㻧⬴┬
S-shaped horns detailed ᷕ⚳炻㶭ẋġĩIJķĵĵĮIJĺIJijĪ
with carved parallel ⑩䚠㤝⤥
markings, a lengthy incised 伶⚳䥩Ṣ㓞啷
beard, his front right leg
tucked up, the typical ears EstimateġEUR 400,-
deeply hollowed. Starting price EUR 200,-

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