Dimensions: 9.5cm high; 11.3cm high with wooden stand
Provenance:
– From the Collection of Henry Fitzalan-Howard (1847-1917), 14th Duke of Norfolk, Amberley Castle, West Sussex, and thence by descent
Following a rhinoceros-horn prototype, the irregular-shaped flaring cup iscarved as a section of pine trunk, decorated with clusters of pine needles borneon gnarled branches and inhabited by two shrews. The base is further decorated with a ‘lingzhi’. The polished stone has a lustrous white tone withsome russet inclusion, cleverly used to accentuate parts of the tree and the fungus.
The decoration of this beautifully carved jade rhyton, with pine trees, squirrel and the use of natural flaws in the stone to accentuate the overall design is typical of the Transitional and early Qing period. It is perhaps inspired by bamboo or rhinoceros carvings of the same period. Compare also a large jade brush pot of similar style, formerly in the collection of Alan Hartman, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 27 November 2007, lot 1524.
A white and russet jade ‘pine’ rhyton (17th/18th century)
£ 88,000.00
Period: 18th century, Qianlong period
Dimensions: 11.3cm high with wooden stand
Description
17/18世纪 白玉仿犀牛角松雕杯
Dimensions: 9.5cm high; 11.3cm high with wooden stand
Provenance:
– From the Collection of Henry Fitzalan-Howard (1847-1917), 14th Duke of Norfolk, Amberley Castle, West Sussex, and thence by descent
Following a rhinoceros-horn prototype, the irregular-shaped flaring cup iscarved as a section of pine trunk, decorated with clusters of pine needles borneon gnarled branches and inhabited by two shrews. The base is further decorated with a ‘lingzhi’. The polished stone has a lustrous white tone withsome russet inclusion, cleverly used to accentuate parts of the tree and the fungus.
The decoration of this beautifully carved jade rhyton, with pine trees, squirrel and the use of natural flaws in the stone to accentuate the overall design is typical of the Transitional and early Qing period. It is perhaps inspired by bamboo or rhinoceros carvings of the same period. Compare also a large jade brush pot of similar style, formerly in the collection of Alan Hartman, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 27 November 2007, lot 1524.
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