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

Lot 224

A VERY RARE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'SCHOLAR' PENDANT, MING DYNASTY
Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 USD

A VERY RARE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'SCHOLAR' PENDANT
MING DYNASTY
明 白玉雕高士形珮

the bearded figure standing with hands clasped in front of the chest within loose sleeves, the long capacious robe secured by a
belt at the waist, draped with a long sash, the face rendered with a joyful expression below an official cap folded over to the
back suspending two long ribbons, pierced to the back and base with apertures, the softly polished stone with some areas of
russet

Height 2⅞ in., 7.4 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
Skillfully rendered in the round depicting a scholar, identified by the rujin (Confucius hat), the present pendant stands as a
highlight among the related known examples of this category. A small group of Ming jade figure-form pendants have
been published, none of which, however, can match the superior carving quality of the present piece. Compare, for example, four

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