Imperial Cloisonné & Jade: Chinese Art from The Brooklyn Museum

Imperial Cloisonné & Jade: Chinese Art from The Brooklyn Museum

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Property from the Brooklyn Museum, sold to support museum collections

A serpentine 'balsam pear' group, Early 20th century | 二十世紀初 蛇紋石雕癩瓜形水丞

Auction Closed

March 17, 03:03 PM GMT

Estimate

600 - 800 USD

Lot Details

Description

A serpentine 'balsam pear' group

Early 20th century

二十世紀初 蛇紋石雕癩瓜形水丞


each gourd with highly articulated ridged skin, a circular opening and hollowed interior, surrounded by broad, flat leaves and a small fruiting blossom, a round spider resting on one of the leaves, the dark green stone with yellowish and black inclusions


Length 4 ¼ in., 11 cm

Collection of Mrs. Walter N. Rothschild (1896-1987).

Gifted to the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, in 1963 (acc. no. 63.6.35).


來源

Walter N. Rothschild 夫人 (1896-1987) 收藏

1963年贈予布魯克林博物館,布魯克林 (館藏編號63.6.35)