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AN IMPERIAL GREEN JADE BOOK PROPERTY FROM A CANADIAN PRIVATE PROVENANCE face, posture, and shawl rising from the
COVER COLLECTION Collection of Potter Palmer II (1875-1943) (by shoulders. Compare also a white jade figure
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD A RARE PALE GREEN JADE FIGURE repute). of a bodhisattva seated on an integral throne,
OF A BODHISATTVA Sotheby’s Chicago, 1990s. which incorporates the above features, coiled
of rectangular form, deftly incised to one side QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH hair, and a similar diadem and necklace to the
with a pair of ferocious five-clawed dragons Jade was a popular material for Buddhist present lot, which sold twice in our rooms, first
contesting a ‘Flaming Pearl’ amidst cloud CENTURY figures during the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). in London, 14th July 1975, lot 237, and later as
scrolls, the carved lines traced in gilt, the softly well carved seated in dhyanasana with hands in A large piece, such as the present lot, might part of the Concordia House Collection in these
polished stone of a deep sea-green tone with dhyana mudra, the deity dressed in loose robes have been worshipped by an affluent family at rooms, 19th March 2007, lot 73. A related pale
some natural inclusions falling into voluminous folds over the crossed a home altar. Devotional images of this type celadon jade figure of Buddha attributed to the
Length 11¼ in., 28.6 cm; Width 5 in., 12.7 cm feature oversized heads with peaceful visages 19th century sold in our London rooms, 16th
legs with billowing scarves forming loops above to bring attention to the enlightened state of the May 2012, lot 200; and a greyish green jade
For closely related Qianlong period jade book the shoulders, the chest adorned with a lavish subject, in order to guide the spiritual practice bodhisattva with less elaborate drapery, sold in
covers of the same design, see one from a bejeweled necklace, the serene face bearing a of the supplicant. these rooms, 26th February 1982, lot 376.
partial spinach-green jade book, dated to the benevolent expression with eyes in a downward A Kangxi period white jade figure of a
gengxu year, corresponding to 1790, sold in gaze, framed by large ears with pendulous bodhisattva from the Heber Bishop Collection,
these rooms, 23rd March 2011, lot 705; and lobes and a tall foliate crown enclosing seated now preserved in the Metropolitan Museum ⊖ $ 60,000-80,000
another from a highly important imperial white Buddhist figures, the softly polished stone a of Art, New York (accession no. 02.18.440),
jade book, Xueshitang ji (The Story of the Hall greenish-celadon tone with a streak of russet at is carved with a similar treatment of the 清十八 / 十九世紀 青玉雕菩薩
for the Study of Poetry), commissioned by the the back, lapis lazuli lotus base with enhanced
Qianlong Emperor in 1773, sold in our Hong coloration (2) 坐像
Kong rooms, 2nd March 2005, lot 523. Height overall 7⅜ in., 18.8 cm
連染色青金石蓮座
$ 4,000-6,000
來源
Potter Palmer II (1875-1943) 收藏 (傳)
清乾隆 青玉填金雙龍戲珠紋冊頁 芝加哥蘇富比，1990年代
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