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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF LADY PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF LADY THOMSON (JUDITH BULLITT)
THOMSON (JUDITH BULLITT)
~1267
1265
A SMALL WHITE JADE QIN-FORM BOX AND COVER
A PALE GREY JADE RETICULATED 18TH-19TH CENTURY
DRAGON FINIAL The inscriptions on the box is a variation of a poem written by Tao Qian (Tao
YUAN-EARLY MING DYNASTY, 13TH-14TH Yuanming) (circa AD 365-427), and reads, dan de qin zhong qu, he lao xian
CENTURY
shang yin (One does not have to pluck the strings of a qin to appreciate the
Together with a small beige and brown jade music), followed by a two-character seal, zi gang. The base is inscribed yang
archaistic ring. chun bai xue, which refers to a scholarly, lofty type of music.
2¡ in. (6 cm.) high, cloth box 3¿ in. (8 cm.) high, hardwood stand
$5,000-7,000 $5,000-7,000
PROVENANCE:
PROVENANCE:
Lady Thomson (Judith Bullitt) (1939-2021) The Collection of Joan Hartman Goldsmith.
Collection, acquired prior to 1992. Christie's New York, 22 March 1999, lot 24 (part).
Lady Thomson (Judith Bullitt) (1939-2021) Collection.
This finial is carved in openwork as a two-
horned dragon, rising from a dense network of
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lotus sprays. It can be compared with a similar
greenish-white jade reticulated 'dragon' finial 清十Ջ 十̏ˠ紀ǎ白玉雕۵琴形小蓋盒
in similar size and decoration, sold at Christie's
New York, 16 September 2016, lot 1265. See, 盒面ח文 但得琴中趣
ΰل弦˖音 Ǚ子剛ǚ
also, two other similar finials, both dated to the
Yuan dynasty, one sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 盒底ח文 陽春白雪
June 2011, lot 3930, and another sold at Christie’s
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London, 8 November 2013, lot 1229.
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元 明׀ǎ十˕ 十ोˠ紀ǎ灰玉鏤雕雲龍紋Ⓕ飾
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(another view)
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1265

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF LADY
THOMSON (JUDITH BULLITT)
1266
A WHITE AND BEIGE JADE ARCHAISTIC
`DRAGON' CARVING
18TH-19TH CENTURY
2æ in. (7 cm.) long

$6,000-8,000
PROVENANCE:
Lady Thomson (Judith Bullitt) (1939-2021)
Collection, acquired prior to 1992.

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清十Ջ 十̏ˠ紀ǎ白褐玉雕仿۵龍形珮
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1266