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A SET OF NINE ARCHAISTIC MINIATURE WHITE JADE VESSELS FOR AN IMPERIAL TREASURE BOX, 18TH-19TH
奥地利
04月16日 下午5点 开拍 /14天1小时
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CENTURYChina. The impressive and rare set comprising nine vessels and implements, each well hollowed, some with matching covers, all richly detailed, and finely carved in low relief with archaistic designs. The mostly translucent stones ranging from brilliant white to pale celadon hues with cloudy inclusions, some with scattered darker specks. (9)Provenance: From the Thornton Family Collection of Jades, Montreal, Canada, acquired in the local trade between the 1960s and 1990s. Theodosia Dawes Bond Thornton (1915-2009) assembled one of Canada's most significant private art collections, featuring works by prominent Canadian modern painters such as Lawren Harris and A.Y. Jackson, alongside an exceptional group of Chinese jades and snuff bottles. Her passion for Chinese art was sparked in the 1920s when her grandmother Rachel Dawes Bond took the family on a tour of China and began collecting scholar's objects. Many of these pieces were later passed down to Theodosia, who expanded the collection through acquisitions from Montreal's esteemed Gurie Gallery. Her close friendship with gallery owner Alex Gurevich deepened her appreciation for Chinese jades. Like her grandmother, she favored small, tactile pieces meant for contemplation and handling. In the 1990s, her daughter Joan continued the tradition, expanding the collection with larger jade carvings sourced from emerging dealers in Montreal and New York after the closure of Gurie Gallery. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few tiny nibbles here and there, and the fangding with an old repair to one handle.Weight: 458 g (together) Dimensions: Height 4.1-8 cmWith a padded storage box. (10)The set comprises:- A bell with studs, yongzhong- A ritual food vessel and cover, gui- A rectangular censer, fangding- A pouring vessel with taotie masks and beast-form cover, guang- A ritual wine vessel and cover with large handle and taotie masks, you- A wine vessel in form of a fish, hu - A wine vessel and cover with stylized foliage, hu- A ritual vessel and cover in form of a boar and bird, shizun- A 'phoenix' vessel and cover, huThese miniature jade carvings draw inspiration from the shapes and motifs of Shang and Zhou dynasty ritual bronzes. During the Qing dynasty, collectors devoted much time to amassing miniature treasures which they kept in curio boxes and cabinets, see examples in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, and included in the exhibition Curio Cabinets and the Collection, Storage, and Display of Artifacts, 25 March-16 August 2022. The Qianlong Emperor himself of course stored countless miniature objects in his famous treasure boxes, elaborately constructed with compartments and drawers to house numerous individual items. For a variety of such boxes, see the catalog of the exhibition One Hundred Pieces from the Palace Museum, Taiwan, 1990.For further discussion of the Qianlong Emperor's collecting activities, see the online exhibition catalog on the National Palace Museum's website for their exhibition Story of a Brand Name: The Collection and Packaging Aesthetics of the Qing Emperor Qianlong, Taipei, 12 August 2017-3 July 2018. A similar white jade miniature archaistic vessel, together with the zitan Imperial treasure box in which it was stored, is illustrated in the National Palace Museum special exhibition catalog, Emperor Ch'ien-lung's Grand Cultural Enterprise, 2002, pp. 52-53.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie's London, 8 November 2016, lot 179Price: GBP 10,000 or approx. EUR 16,000 (for five) converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A group of five celadon jade miniature archaistic vessels, 19th centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related forms, stone, and manner of carving. Note the size (6.1 cm max. high).Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie's Hong Kong, 29 November 2005, lot 1570Price: HKD 264,000 or approx. EUR 48,000 (for four) converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A set of four white jade miniatures for an imperial treasure box, Qianlong periodExpert remark: Compare the closely related forms, stone, and manner of carving. Note the size (6.5 cm max. high).

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