A rare pale green jade two handled bowl, 17th century
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A rare pale green jade two-handled bowl
17th century
The jade of even tone with thin natural flaw lines, formed as a straight-sided bowl on a single stepped foot, each handle of square section and finished with a stylised animal head, the sides carved in low relief with a single taotie mask, wood stand.
17.8cm (8in) wide (2).
Sold for £27,500 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • 十七世紀 青玉雕饕餮紋雙獸耳碗

    Provenance: An English Family Collection of Important Jade Carvings, and thence by descent.

    It is very rare to find jade of such astonishing purity, and the simplicity of the form and decoration of this bowl only serves to emphasise its quality. The form is derived from the archaic bronze ritual vessels of ancient China, but unlike many bronzes and their later imitations, often carved with diaper ground and taotie masks, here the sides are intentionally left plain and enhanced only with minimal elegant additions to the handles and a small restrained taotie mask on each side.

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An English Family Collection of Important Jade Carvings (Lots 47 to 54)

Category: Asian Art / Chinese Works of Art

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