Lot 323
  • 323

A CELADON JADE LADY QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

Estimate
18,000 - 20,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • jade
carved standing with her arms raised supporting a covered baluster vase, wearing long flowing robes billowing in the wind, the face with a gentle smile and gently turned to her right, her hair neatly combed and gathered into a chignon, the stone of an even pale celadon tone with icy-white inclusions

Condition

There are some minute nibbling/chips along the edges of the scarf. The reverse with a 0.1x0.1cm bruise to the bottom hem of the robe to the reverse. The stone is of a slightly more celadon tone compared to the catalogue illustration.
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Catalogue Note

A jade carving of a lady holding a vase in the Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum. Jade, vol. 8, Qing Dynasty, Beijing, 2011, pl. 275.