Lot 3
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A PALE CELADON JADE BOWL QING DYNASTY |

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 HKD
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Description

  • 14.7 cm, 5 3/4  in.
finely worked with deep rounded sides and a gently everted rim, supported on a short splayed foot and concave base, the smoothly polished stone of a pale golden-celadon colour with russet streaks; together with a Japanese seto ware tea caddy, finely potted with a spiralling base and slightly rounded sides, covered overall in an attractive olive brown glaze with a slight iridescence, the glaze stopping short above the foot revealing a dark grey stoneware, wood cover

Provenance

jade bowl:
Bluett & Sons, London (label).
jade bowl and tea caddy:
Collection of Emil Hultmark (1872-1943), and thence by descent in the family.

Exhibited

tea caddy:
Emil Hultmarks Samling [Emil Hultmark Collection], Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, Stockholm, 1942, cat. no. 493.

Condition

The rim of the bowl is polished down, probably conceal chips (visible on the photo). There are a few further nicks‎ to the rim. The tea caddy is in good condition.
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