Camille Eymieu
Sale Coordinator
PROPERTY FROM A GERMANY FAMILY COLLECTION
德國家族藏品
德國家族藏品
Lot 44
IMPORTANT GRAND VASE BALUSTRE EN JADE VERT Dynastie Yuan (1279-1368)/Dynastie Ming (1368-1644)
10 December 2024, 10:30 CET
Paris, Avenue Hoche€20,000 - €30,000
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Caroline Schulten
Head of Department
IMPORTANT GRAND VASE BALUSTRE EN JADE VERT
Dynastie Yuan (1279-1368)/Dynastie Ming (1368-1644)
A VERY RARE LARGE GREEN JADE BALUSTER VASE
Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)/Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
Carved from a single piece of jade, the flattened rounded body rising from a flared foot to similar flattened outline, rising to a tall, gently flared neck, the stone a moss-green tone with areas of caramel brown on both sides, the stone polished to a soft glow.
31.5 cm (12 3/8 in) high
A VERY RARE LARGE GREEN JADE BALUSTER VASE
Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368)/Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
Carved from a single piece of jade, the flattened rounded body rising from a flared foot to similar flattened outline, rising to a tall, gently flared neck, the stone a moss-green tone with areas of caramel brown on both sides, the stone polished to a soft glow.
31.5 cm (12 3/8 in) high
Footnotes
PROPERTY FROM A GERMAN FAMILY COLLECTION
德國家族珍藏
元/明 碧玉瓶
Provenance:
Collected in China between 1894 and 1922, then handed down in the family by descent.
來源
於1894年至1922年間得自中國，後經家族流傳至今
The present vase is exceptional for its size and for the purity of its form. Worked entirely from a single piece of jade, the vase is plain, the surface undecorated, highlighting the unctuous quality and colour of the greyish-green stone that was polished to a beautiful, soft glow. Bold streaks of russet-brown simulating the skin of the jade pebble are scattered across the surface disguising natural flaws in the otherwise clean stone.
The present vase imitates an archaic bronze form of the late Eastern Zhou or early Han period. Craftsmen turned to archaic bronze shapes in response to the Qianlong emperor's fascination with the past and emerged with designs that were often an adaptation and amalgamation of styles to suit the prevailing taste of the Qing court.
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