Asian Art

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LOT 4

Lot 4

A Pale Celadon Jade Phoenix-Form Vase, 18th Century

A Pale Celadon Jade Phoenix-Form Vase, 18th Century
Lot 4 Details
A Pale Celadon Jade Phoenix-Form Vase, 18th Century

清 十八世纪 青白玉天鸡尊

Modeled after a Han dynasty prototype, the archaistic bird is deftly carved standing in profile, the wings neatly folded back and pressed against the body nestling a tall baluster vase atop its back, enclosed by the finely carved tail, which further extends under the body and terminates in bifurcated scrolls beneath the chest, the stone of pale celadon tone with speckled light brown inclusions, brightly polished
height 5.9 in — 15.1 cm

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Realised: $16,800
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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A Pale Celadon Jade Phoenix-Form Vase, 18th Century
  • A Pale Celadon Jade Phoenix-Form Vase, 18th Century
  • A Pale Celadon Jade Phoenix-Form Vase, 18th Century
  • A Pale Celadon Jade Phoenix-Form Vase, 18th Century
  • A Pale Celadon Jade Phoenix-Form Vase, 18th Century
  • A Pale Celadon Jade Phoenix-Form Vase, 18th Century
Provenance:

From a Private San Francisco Collection
来源:旧金山私人珍藏

Note:

Compare with similar examples sold at Sotheby's New York, March 17, 2021, lot 2; Sotheby's New York, September 10, 2019, lot 18 (formerly the Collection of Florence and Herbert Irving, subsequently gifted to the Metropolitan Museum of Art); and Christie's New York, September 16, 2010, lot 1156
类似一例青白玉天鸡尊请参考纽约佳士得 2010年9月16日,拍品编号1156
另一例青玉天鸡尊请参考纽约苏富比2021年3月17日,拍品编号2
以及由赫伯特•欧云伉俪惠赠纽约大都会艺术博物馆,纽约苏富比2019年9月10日售出的天鸡尊,拍品编号18

Sotheby's New York, March 17, 2021, lot 2
Sotheby's New York, September 19, 2019, lot 18
Christie's New York, September 16, 2010, lot 1156
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