Olivia Xu
Associate Specialist
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 紳士藏品
Lot 139
A PALE GREEN AND CHESTNUT JADE 'DOUBLE PHOENIX' SCROLL WEIGHT 18th century
16 May 2024, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£2,000 - £3,000
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Chen Xie
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Edward Luper
Specialist, Chinese Works of Art
A PALE GREEN AND CHESTNUT JADE 'DOUBLE PHOENIX' SCROLL WEIGHT
18th century
The pebble carved as a pair of phoenixes with heads tenderly inclined towards each other conveying affectionate facial expressions, and with wings gracefully outspread intimately locked in an embrace, featured with finely incised feathers and curling beards, the stone of a pale green and brown tone. 9.1cm (3 5/8in) long
The pebble carved as a pair of phoenixes with heads tenderly inclined towards each other conveying affectionate facial expressions, and with wings gracefully outspread intimately locked in an embrace, featured with finely incised feathers and curling beards, the stone of a pale green and brown tone. 9.1cm (3 5/8in) long
Footnotes
十八世紀 青白玉雙鳳紙鎮
In Chinese culture, the phoenix, known as feng huang 鳳凰, encompasses the males feng and females huang. The two-fold expression of feng huang alludes to sexual pairing, symbolising the inseparable companionship of both the feng and huang. This concept underscores the profound cultural significance attached to the harmonious union of masculine and feminine elements as represented in the present lot.
Compare with a related green jade sparrow group, Qing dynasty, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade, Vol 9, Beijing, 2011, p.159, pl.147. See also a related pale celadon jade 'phoenix' pebble, Qianlong, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 3 October 2018, lot 3356.
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