Description
A SIGNED AND INSCRIBED IVORY RULER, QING DYNASTY
China, 18th to early 19th century. Finely incised with a furious dragon amid numerous flames and clouds, grasping for the magic pearl. Fourcharacter inscription “Old dragon plays with pearl” and two-character signature Yuan Chang.
Provenance: Spink & Son Ltd, Ivories of China and the East, 1984, cat. no. 99 (erroneously described as scroll weight). An English collector, acquired from the above, and thence by descent. Old Spink paper label and paper label with number “99” to backside.
Published: Spink & Son Ltd, Ivories of China and the East, 1984, cat. no. 99.
Condition: Old wear, age cracks, minor nicks. Overall good condition.
Weight: 90.2 g
Dimensions: Length 26 cm
THIS LOT CAN ONLY BE SHIPPED WITHIN THE EU OR PICKED UP IN OUR GALLERY DIRECTLY.
老龍戲珠象牙尺,清代
中國,十八世紀至十九世紀初。雲龍戲珠紋。落款“元長”。
來源:Spink & Son Ltd藝廊,中國和亞洲象牙,1984,畫冊編號99(錯誤描述為鎮紙)。英國收藏家,購於上述藝廊,保存至今。背面有Spink 紙標簽,上有“99”。
品相:老磨損,年代裂紋,輕微刻痕。整體品相良好。
重量:90.2 克
尺寸:長 26 厘米
此拍品只能於歐盟內寄送,或親自至本藝廊取貨。