Lot 676
  • 676

A PALE CELADON JADE ARCHASICTIC ‘CHANG YI ZISUN’ BI DISC QING DYNASTY |

Estimate
180,000 - 250,000 HKD
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Description

  • 10.5 cm, 4 1/8  in.
the circular disc worked in openwork with four characters reading chang yi zisun ('to benefit future generations forever'), decorated with two phoenix flanking the chang character, above a pair of mythical beasts flanking the yi character, the upper crest carved with a pair of confronting phoenix beneath a ruyi-cloud

Condition

Good overall condition with just expected minute nibbling to the fragile extremities.
"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

Pendants of this type were created during the reign of the Qianlong and embody the numerous artefacts closely based on archaic jades and bronzes that were created to satisfy the Emperor's penchant for the antiques. As a matter of fact, these are often inscribed with a Qianlong cyclical date. Compare for example a dated example from the Qing Court collection and still in Beijing, published in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Jadeware (III), Hong Kong, 1995, pl. 127; See also another sold in these rooms, 27th April 2003, lot 3, and included in the exhibition A Romance with Jade from the De An Tang Collection, Palace Museum, Beijing, 2004, cat. no. 21; another in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, is illustrated in James C.S. Lin, The Immortal Stone. Chinese Jades from the Neolithic Period to the Twentieth Century, Cambridge, 2009, pl. 77a and b; and a fourth example, also from the L. de Luca collection, was sold in these rooms, 8th April 2011, lot 2805.