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8035 PROPERTY FROM THE MONTEREY MUSEUM OF ART,
8036 SOLD TO BENEFIT THE MUSEUM FUNDS
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8035
A FIVE-PIECE MOTTLED GREY JADE ARCHAISTIC
PLAQUE SET
18th century
Comprising the separately carved foot, central section and
flaring neck of an archaistic gu vase, the foot and neck with
bands of confronted chilong and stiff lappets incised with
key frets, the central section with a taotie mask; the fourth,
a lobed alms bowl also carved with a taotie mask; the fifth,
a shallow dish with a band of stylized beasts and phoenix
between shou and floral medallions; all pieces of flattened
form for inlay into a decorative plaque.
9in (23cm) height of the vase

$5,000 - 8,000

十八世紀 灰白玉飾牌三件

The flattened form of the pieces of the present lot indicate
that they would once have been inlaid into a wall panel,
usually alongside similarly flattened ‘precious objects’ often
in a range of materials such as cloisonné, lacquer and ivory
and often with flowering plants whose leaves and petals
were elaborately carved from suitably colored hardstones
and jade.

Such wall panels provided rich decoration for the halls of
a high o cial or the imperial household, at once displaying
wealth and taste as well as an appreciation of the precious
objects of the scholar and an understanding of the ancient
and noble traditions of Chinese culture.

Compare an inlaid wall panel sold in these rooms, sale
21820, 16 December 2014, lot 8272.

8036
A GROUP OF ARCHAISTIC JADE CARVINGS
Qing dynasty
Including two bi without decoration, the larger of mottled
green stone and fairly even thickness, the smaller with
rounded edges and russet staining on the predominantly
gray fabric; two bi similarly carved on one side with a field
of raised bosses, the off-white bi reversed by a chilong and
lingzhi fungus in raised relief, the dark green disk encircled
with leiwen and C-scroll bands on the reverse; the fifth and
sixth, two bi with joined C-scroll decoration carved to each
face; the seventh a deep russet and olive green bi carved
with a chilong on one side, raised bosses and C-scrolls on
the other; the eighth a reticulated bi-shaped pendant finished
on both sides as a coiled dragon; the ninth an altered
grayish-white plaque carved as a ritual knife; the tenth, a
pale greenish-white D-form pommel of pale greenish-white
with russet staining, carved with dragons on both faces; the
eleventh a pale greenish-white belt hook with dragon-head
hook reversed by an oval button; the last a bracelet with
raised seal script inscription carved from the greenish-white
stone exhibiting extensive black staining. [12]
4 1/8in (10.5cm) length of ritual knife pendant
3 1/4in (8.2cm) diameter of bracelet

$4,500 - 6,500

清 玉把件一組