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9/2/2020 Junkunc: Chinese Jade Carvings | Sotheby's

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

Lot 229

A PALE CELADON JADE 'PH OENIX' VASE AND COVER, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PE RIOD
Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 USD

A PALE CELADON JADE 'PHOENIX' VASE AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
清乾隆 青白玉雕鳳凰蓋尊

deftly carved, the archaistic bird standing proudly in profile, its head raised high and looking to the right, the neck outstretched in
an S-shape, the wings carved with archaistic motifs and plumage, neatly folded back and pressed against the body to nestle a tall,
oval section vase and cover on its back, the vase with a kuilong-form handle connecting to the bird's tail, further plumage
extending from the tail under the body and terminating in bifurcated scrolls beneath the chest, the pale green stone with speckled
light brown inclusions (2)

Height 5½ in., 14 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
Compare a similarly rendered 'phoenix' jade vase fashioned with wheels, attributed to the Qing dynasty and modeled after Han
dynasty prototypes, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, published in Masterworks of Chinese Jade in the National Palace

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