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PROPERTY FROM THE WILLIAM S. ARNETT COLLECTION, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
905
A RARE YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE CUP STAND
SONG DYNASTY (AD 960-1279)
The hollowed cup stand is incised at the incurved rim with a band
of C-scrolls repeated as an outer border on the integral ‘saucer’ which is raised on a shallow,
spreading pedestal foot. The semi-translucent, greenish-yellow stone has areas of russet color.
4¬ in. (11.7 cm.) diam., cloth box

$8,000-12,000

PROVENANCE
William S. Arnett Collection, Atlanta, Georgia,
acquired prior to 1971.
EXHIBITED
On loan: High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia,
September 1973 to September 1980.

It is rare to fnd a cup stand of this shape made from jade as most are either lacquer,
stoneware or porcelain, and range in date from the Song to Ming dynasty. For a
brown lacquer example of Song date, see the example sold at Christie’s Hong Kong,
29 November 2017, lot 3047. The function of the bowl stand is very similar to that
of a saucer. As steaming bowls of tea had no handles, they were placed on stands when
served, so as not to burn the fngers of the recipient, and also to provide a stable support
for bowls which often have a small foot.
宋 黃玉盞托

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