A London private collection of jade carvings and Chinese works of art, lots 1-104
Lot 8
A PALE CELADON JADE 'CHILONG' DOUBLE HANDLED CUP Ming Dynasty
15 – 16 May 2023, 10:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £16,575 inc. premium
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Lazarus Halstead
Head of Chinese and Asian Art, London
A PALE CELADON JADE 'CHILONG' DOUBLE HANDLED CUP
Ming Dynasty
The well-hollowed cup with deep rounded sides, each handle formed as a chi dragon biting the rim and grasping it with two front paws, the lower legs clinging round the exterior of the bowl.
14cm (5 1/2in) long
The well-hollowed cup with deep rounded sides, each handle formed as a chi dragon biting the rim and grasping it with two front paws, the lower legs clinging round the exterior of the bowl.
14cm (5 1/2in) long
Footnotes
Provenance: a London private collection amassed between the 1970s and 1990s and thence by descent.