Lot 34
  • 34

A CELADON JADE SCROLL WEIGHT QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY |

Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description

  • Length 7 7/8  in., 20 cm
modeled as a long rectangular bar with a short rectangular knop, the upper surface carved in intaglio with two sinuous chilong crawling towards the knop, their faces, scales and bushy manes all articulated with bold incised lines, the sides carved with a scrolling vine, the base with a floral diaper pattern, and the knop with C-scrolls and dots, the stone a pale celadon tone flecked with small white inclusions

Provenance

Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 23rd November 1982.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016) Irving, no. 410.

Condition

The scroll weight is in good overall condition. There is a small polished down chip to one corner and the surface with expected wear and minute scattered nicks consistent with age and use.
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