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

Lot 235

A PAIR OF CELADON JADE TABLE SCREENS, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PE RIOD
Estimate: 80,000 - 120,000 USD

A PAIR OF CELADON JADE TABLE SCREENS
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
清乾隆 青玉雕六合同春圖插屏一對

each of rectangular form with lobed rounded top corners, deftly carved to one side in high relief, one with a crane perched on the
trunk of a large overhanging pine tree, a second pine tree growing at the foot of a craggy cliff, by a gushing stream and lingzhi
sprigs, a second crane in flight below clouds, the second screen with a similar composition in mirror image but with two deer atop
the rocky precipice with wutong trees growing alongside, each reverse plain, the finely polished stone with some opaque white
inclusions (2)

Height 5¾ in., 14.6 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
In its aesthetic and technique, the present pair of screens exemplify the imperial style of the 18th century, whereby the Qianlong
Emperor advocated that jade mountains and carved panels should carry the spirit of paintings by famous past masters. It is

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