Description
A CELADON JADE ‘EGRETS’ FINIAL, YUAN DYNASTY
China, 13th-14th century. Carved and reticulated as four egrets standing amid large lotus blossoms and leaves issuing from long undulating stems, the birds’ plumage finely incised, all supported on a thin lobed base pierced with four small apertures.
Provenance: From an old private collection in Zagreb, Croatia, acquired in the local market, 1998.
Condition: Minor losses, unctuous natural patina.
Weight: 18.4 g
Dimensions: Height 3.5 cm
The stone of a deep celadon color with russet inclusions.
Small carved openwork wood base, with four feet, old collector’s number ‘265’ to base, dating from the earlier 20th century. (2)
Auction result comparison: Compare with a closely related finial of pale celadon color at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 08 October 2014, lot 3732, sold for HKD $100,000.
青玉白鷺,元代
中國,十三至十四世紀。鏤空雕四只白鷺立於荷花荷葉之間,羽毛雕刻精細,白鷺立於一個有四個小孔的薄裂的底座上。
來源:克羅地亞薩格勒布私人老收藏,1998年購於當地藝廊。
品相:輕微缺損,天然包漿潤澤
重量:18.4 克
尺寸:高 3.5 厘米