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A RARE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF A TURTLEDOVE, JIU, HAN DYNASTY
奥地利 北京时间
04月10日 下午5点 开拍 /1天7小时
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China, 206 BC-220 AD. Skillfully carved and reticulated in the form of a single-horned bird, with a short, incurved beak, the head turned back, its plumage marked with fine incisions and its claws neatly tucked beneath. The semi-translucent stone is of an even celadon color with few minor russet and brown inclusions and areas of creamy-white alterations.Provenance: From the Sam and Myrna Myers Collection. Sam and Myrna Myers are first-generation Americans, who shared a taste for collecting beautiful objects of art. On a trip to Ascona, Switzerland, the couple stumbled into a small antique shop which started their journey of collecting antiques. When Sam Myers was sent to Paris by his law firm in the mid-1960s, he and his wife Myrna became so enamored with the city that they decided to make it their home. There, over the course of 50 years, they built an extraordinary art collection, and in 1976, Myrna opened a gallery in Paris specializing in Asian art. Their collection spans a wide range of precious objects from Chinese jades, ceramics, textiles, Indian carvings, to Japanese clothing and lacquer, some of which was exhibited in the Kimbell Art Museum. Part of their collection was sold at Sotheby's, London 'Two Americans in Paris, The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers', on 4 November 2021. The couple also worked together with jade expert Filippo Salviati to create one of the most outstanding jade collections globally and authored several books on jade, including 'Radiant Stones' (2000), 'The Language of Adornment' (2002) and 'Genese de l'empire celeste' (2020).Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, little surface alterations, and very minor nibbling.Weight: 76.9 gDimensions: Length 6 cmThe single-horned mythical bird which can be identified as a jiu or turtledove, is more typically represented in the carvings of staff finials from the Mid-Western Han to the Eastern Han period.In Chinese legend, Liu Bang (circa 256-195 BC), Emperor Gaozu of the Han dynasty, was once assisted by a divine turtledove to escape from his arch-rival Xiang Yu (232-202 BC) and thus the bird became a symbol of benevolent rule and heavenly protection. Staffs or swords with jade mythical bird finials were also recorded in Han dynasty literature as special gifts given to the elders of the aristocracy to manifest benevolent and Imperial protection.It is much rarer to find jade mythical birds carved in the round such as the present lot. See a related white jade mythical bird, Western Han dynasty, excavated from the tomb of the Emperor Yuan of Han in Xianyang, Shaanxi Province, illustrated in ibid., p.160; a further jade turtledove, Han dynasty, is illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 4 Han, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Beijing, 2011, p.182, no.238.Literature comparison:Compare a related celadon jade staff pommel in form of a turtledove, 1st century BC - 2nd century AD, mid-Western Han to Eastern Han period, in the National Palace Museum Taipei, image number K1C005676N000000000PAD.Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Bonhams Hong Kong, 28 May 2019, lot 107Price: HKD 2,188,125 or approx. EUR 283,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: An exceptionally rare white jade mythical bird carving, Han DynastyExpert remark: Compare the related form, posture, and size (5.5 cm). Note the white color of the jade.

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