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Property from the Ezekiel Collection

A rare large celadon jade carving of a crab, Qing dynasty, 18th century | 清十八世紀 青玉歲歲和諧擺件

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November 3, 05:23 PM GMT

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Property from the Ezekiel Collection

A rare large celadon jade carving of a crab

Qing dynasty, 18th century

清十八世紀 青玉歲歲和諧擺件


naturalistically carved crouching with long bent legs, the carapace detailed with small eyes, bumps and ridged edges, the large pincers grasping a long stalk of millet, the smoothly polished stone an even celadon colour, fitted wood stand

Length 19.6 cm, 7¾ in.

Sotheby's London, 7th June 1957, lot 77.

Collection of Victor Ezekiel (1905-1976).

倫敦蘇富比1957年6月7日,編號77

Victor Ezekiel(1905-1976年)收藏

The Animal in Chinese Art, Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1968, cat. no. 525.

Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, Oriental Ceramic Society, London, 1975, cat. no. 404.

《The Animal in Chinese Art》,東方陶瓷學會,倫敦,1968年,編號525

《Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages》,東方陶瓷學會,倫敦,1975年,編號404