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A WHITE JADE DISC, BI, AND CARVED WOOD 'XINIU' STAND QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY |
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 HKD
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Description
- jade, hardwood
- ring 4.7 cm, 1 7/8 in.overall 15.2 cm, 6 in.
the white stone of circular form centred with an aperture, the stand rendered with a crescent-shaped fitting carved in the form of cloud scrolls, supported by a recumbent mythical bovine (xiniu) resting on jagged rockwork and depicted with its head turned to its right and gazing upwards, all supported on a four-legged stand
Provenance
Gerard Hawthorn Oriental Art Ltd., London.
Catalogue Note
A larger white jade archaistic bi disc in the Palace Museum, Beijing, supported on a wood stand with similar cloud-scroll carving, was included in the exhibition China: The Three Emperors, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2006, cat. no. 200.