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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
紳士藏品
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A RARE LARGE GREEN AND RUSSET Provenance: an English private collection, A FINE PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE
JADE ‘BOY’ BRUSH REST and thence by descent CARVING OF AN APSARA
Ming Dynasty
17th century
The figure of the boy crisply carved wearing 來源：英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今 Deftly carved in openwork, the celestial deity
in flight, with her sleeves and scarves billowing
loose flowing tunic and trousers, resting in the wind, the with finely incised strands of
on his belly with his legs raised and arms The Confucian doctrine of filial piety together hair, the stone of pale green tone with russet
outstretched as if in flight, the large head finely with the cult of ancestor worship underscored inclusions on the reverse.
detailed with incised hair and almond-shaped the need for children, in particular boys, to 9cm (3 1/2in) long.
eyes, the stone of even greyish-green tone continue the family line and make offerings
with some russet inclusions. to the ancestors in the afterlife. As such, the £8,000 - 12,000
17cm (6 3/4in) long. depiction of boys can be found in various CNY70,000 - 110,000
media in Chinese art including painting,
£15,000 - 20,000 porcelain, lacquer and jade carvings. 明 青白玉雕飛天
CNY130,000 - 180,000
Compare with a related but larger jadeite
pillow in the shape of an infant boy, 18th/19th
十七世紀 青白玉雕童子擺件 century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art,
New York (acc.no.02.18.426)

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