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AN EXCEPTIONAL WHITE JADE 'BOY AND CAT' GROUP QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Description
- Jade
Condition
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
See a carving of a boy and cat sold in our New York rooms, 18th March 2008, lot 186; another, attributed to the Song dynasty, in the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, illustrated in Angus Forsyth and Brian McElney, Jades From China, Bath, 1994, pl. 242; a third, attributed to the Ming dynasty in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum. Jade, vol. 6, Ming Dynasty, Beijing, 2011, pl. 285; and a plaque in the form of a boy and cat, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30th November 2011, lot 3195. For related figures of boys playing with small animals, see one carved with a deer, sold in our New York rooms, 18th September 2007, lot 185; one with a goose, sold in these rooms, 8th October 2008, lot 2304; and another with a dog, from the collection of Gerald Godfrey, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 20th October 1995, lot 883.