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

Lot 207

AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A FOREIGNER, TANG DYNASTY
Estimate: 50,000 - 70,000 USD

AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE CARVING OF A FOREIGNER
TANG DYNASTY
唐 白玉胡人

well carved, the standing figure slightly hunched, the left arm resting on a cane, the right arm raised to pick his ear, the expressive
face in a gentle grimace, with deep bulging eyes above a broad wrinkled nose and curly beard, cloaked in a long hooded
cape, falling in dynamic folds at the reverse, the stone of a pale beige tone with some sugar-brown inclusions and traces of
calcification

Height 3¼ in., 8.2 cm

Provenance
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).

來源
史蒂芬•瓊肯三世（1978年逝）收藏

Catalogue Note
The Tang dynasty (618-907) is characterized by its cosmopolitan openness to foreign trade and a rich flourishing of the arts. A
mutual exchange of religion, ideas and culture occurred concurrently with the abundant trade along the Silk Road. Within this
bustling and welcoming environment, images of foreigners became increasingly popular and were depicted in a variety of

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