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A CELADON JADE 'CAMEL' CARVING MING DYNASTY
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Jade
the recumbent beast with head held high looking ahead and legs tucked neatly beneath the body, detailed with fine incisions on its contoured humps, the stone of mottled celadon and pale brown colour
Condition
There is a small chip to the base of the camel along the fissure line. Otherwise the carving is in overall good 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."
"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
Elegant carvings of reclining camels were particularly suitable for the scholar's desk as the humps of the animal provided a support for brushes. See for example a jade camel attributed to the Six Dynasties period, in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, included in the exhibition Possessing the Past, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1996, cat. no. 338 (right).
A camel of this type and attributed to the Ming dynasty, from the Qing Court collection and still in Beijing, is illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum. Jade, vol. 6, Ming Dynasty, Beijing, 2011, pl. 268; another attributed to the Song dynasty, was included in the Oriental Ceramic Society exhibition Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1975, cat. no. 249; and a third, its head touching its hind legs, in the Rietberg Museum, Zurich, is published in Marie-Fleur Burkart-Bauer, Chinesische Jaden aus drei Jahrtausenden, Zurich, 1986, pl. 102.
A camel of this type and attributed to the Ming dynasty, from the Qing Court collection and still in Beijing, is illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum. Jade, vol. 6, Ming Dynasty, Beijing, 2011, pl. 268; another attributed to the Song dynasty, was included in the Oriental Ceramic Society exhibition Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1975, cat. no. 249; and a third, its head touching its hind legs, in the Rietberg Museum, Zurich, is published in Marie-Fleur Burkart-Bauer, Chinesische Jaden aus drei Jahrtausenden, Zurich, 1986, pl. 102.