Lot 114
A pale green jade carving of lychee 16th century
7 November 2019, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street£7,000 - £10,000
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Asaph Hyman
Global Head of Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art
Dessa Goddard
Senior Vice President, US Head, Asian Art Group
Colin Sheaf
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Rachel Hyman
Department Director
Asian Art (AUS)
A pale green jade carving of lychee
16th century
Finely pierced and worked as three ripe fruits incised with a diamond pattern, borne on a gnarled leafy stem, the stone of greenish-yellow tone with some russet inclusions. 7.3cm (2 7/8in) long.
Finely pierced and worked as three ripe fruits incised with a diamond pattern, borne on a gnarled leafy stem, the stone of greenish-yellow tone with some russet inclusions. 7.3cm (2 7/8in) long.
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十六世紀 青白玉雕荔枝把件
Compare with a related jade ornament carving of lychees, Ming dynasty, illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 6, Beijing, 2011, p.213, no.199. Motifs of lychee were very popular in the Ming dynasty as also exemplified by two jade boxes and covers decorated with lychees, Ming dynasty, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, 7, Beijing, 2011, pp.241-242, nos.229 and 230.
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