- 3017
A YELLOW JADE 'BAMBOO' WRISTREST QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Estimate
1,800,000 - 2,500,000 HKD
bidding is closed
Description
carved in the form of a slightly arched section of bamboo opened like a scroll painting, supported on its furled edges, detailed with two leafy shoots and a knotty segment of the culmstalk, the translucent stone of a warm yellow colour accented with pale brown streaks and a soft glowing patina
Condition
The wristrest is in overall very good condition with only a couple of very tiny nicks along the upper wavy edge. The actual colour is more yellow, less green compared to the catalogue illustration.
"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
Compare a related wristrest, but created from celadon jade into a more irregular bamboo form, sold in our London rooms, 4th November 2009, lot 9. A pair of carvings of this form, with an additional peacock on one and a peahen carved on the other, in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is published in Ming Wilson, Chinese Jades, London, 2004, pl. 71.
Wristrests of this type are thought to have first appeared in the sixteenth century. An account of the Ming writer Gao Lian (fl. 16th century) where he notes of, ‘jade wristrests made recently, carved with a chi pattern (…) about six to seven inches long’ suggests that they were an innovation of his time (ibid., p. 63). Wilson illustrates two wristrests of similar form to the present piece, attributed to the 16th/17th century, both similarly fashioned to the present with undulating tops and bottoms to simulate a section of bamboo and their sides rolling at the back, pls. 67 and 68.
Wristrests of this type are thought to have first appeared in the sixteenth century. An account of the Ming writer Gao Lian (fl. 16th century) where he notes of, ‘jade wristrests made recently, carved with a chi pattern (…) about six to seven inches long’ suggests that they were an innovation of his time (ibid., p. 63). Wilson illustrates two wristrests of similar form to the present piece, attributed to the 16th/17th century, both similarly fashioned to the present with undulating tops and bottoms to simulate a section of bamboo and their sides rolling at the back, pls. 67 and 68.