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Junkunc: Chinese Jade Carvings
New York |22 Sep 2020 | 09:30 AM EDT

Lot 255

A RARE CELADON JADE 'CHILONG' WATER DROPPER, MING DYNASTY
Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 USD

A RARE CELADON JADE 'CHILONG' WATER DROPPER
MING DYNASTY
明 青玉龍首水滴

the deep sides divided with five lobes and resting on a flat base carved in the form of a prunus blossom, the spout rendered in the
form of a chilong head, detailed with a broad snout, large rounded eyes, and a pair of furled ears, pierced through the mouth with
an aperture for pouring, with a small chilong clambering on the rim, the softly polished stone of an even color with some icy-white
inclusions

Width 3½ in., 8.8 cm

Provenance
Nagatani Inc., Chicago, circa 1946.
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).

來源
Nagatani Inc.，芝加哥，約1946年
史蒂芬•瓊肯三世（1978年逝）收藏

Catalogue Note
The present water dropper appears to be inspired by the jade dragon-head-handled cups from the Song dynasty, such
as one, similarly carved with a dragon head to one side, and further decorated with two striding dragons, attributed to the Song

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