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A 'MUTTON FAT' JADE FIGURE OF A BOY WITH A RAM, QING DYNASTY
奥地利
03月12日 晚上6点 开拍
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China, 18th century. Superbly carved as a crouching boy with an amiable expression, dressed in loose-fitting robes and holding a lingzhi stem over his shoulder while gently stroking the head of a recumbent ram beside him. The translucent stone of a magnificent white tone, with cloudy inclusions and subtle russet mottling to the reverse and underside.Provenance: The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers, Paris, France. Acquired between circa 1965-2012.Condition: Excellent condition with only minor wear and natural age-related imperfections. Weight: 90.5 gDimensions: Height 5.8 cmAuspicious symbols and visual puns expressing good wishes are recurring themes in Chinese decorative art. A delightful example is this white jade figure that depicts a small boy gently prodding his companion, a small recumbent ram, while holding a lingzhi stem. The lingzhi has long been regarded as a spiritual herb or 'mushroom of immortality', and is therefore associated with good fortune, robust health, and longevity. The ram, likewise, has carried auspicious connotations since ancient times. The Chinese word for ram is yang 羊, a character historically linked to good fortune, as it appears as a radical in several other characters with positive meanings, including xiang 祥, which denotes 'auspicious' or 'favorable'. The elegant and attractive carving thus unveils a complex interplay of meaning, adding to its intellectual value interpreted by a scholar educated in the Confucian classics making this carving a highly suitable adornment for a scholar's desk.Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's Hong Kong, 27 November 2007, lot 1572Price: HKD 1,027,500 or approx. EUR 179,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A pale celadon jade 'ram and boy' group, Qing dynasty, 18th centuryExpert remark: Compare the related manner of carving and depicted subject, the boy with similar facial features and garments, holding an analogous lingzhi stem. Note the larger size (17.2 cm).Auction result comparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby's Hong Kong, 2 June 2016, lot 906Price: HKD 125,000 or approx. EUR 16,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A white jade 'boy and ram' carving, Qing dynastyExpert remark: Compare the related manner of carving and depicted subject, the boy with similar facial features and garments, holding an analogous lingzhi stem.

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