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AN ARCHAISTIC CELADON JADE YI-FORM VESSEL MING DYNASTY |
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- Length 4 5/8 in., 11.7 cm
the rounded body of oval section set over a conforming foot and rising to an everted rim, the rim extending at one end for pouring, the opposite end set with a scrolling loop handle, the exterior sides with a central register of raised bosses divided by vertical flanges imitating those on ancient bronze ritual vessels, the stone a pale green color flecked with icy white inclusions and fine russet veins
Provenance
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan B. Hart.
Weisbrod Chinese Art Ltd., New York, 26th September 2002.
Weisbrod Chinese Art Ltd., New York, 26th September 2002.
Literature
Robert P. Youngman, The Youngman Collection of Chinese Jades from Neolithic to Qing, Chicago, 2008, pl. 208.
Condition
The vessel is in overall good condition aside from very minor expected wear to the surface, including minute nicks to the foot, rim, and handle. The color of the stone is slightly more beige-celadon than in the illustration in the printed catalog.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Compare a Ming dynasty yellowish white jade vessel of this form, but with its cover, in the collection of the Tianjin Museum of Art, published in Zhongguo bowuguan congshu: Tiajinshi yishu bowuguan [Chinese Museums Series: Tianjin City Art Museum], vol. 6, Beijing, 1984, pl. 204; and a Ming dynasty white jade example with plain sides and a chilong-form handle in the collection of the Freer Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C., acc. no. S1987.726.