Camille Eymieu
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PROPERTY FROM A GERMANY FAMILY COLLECTION
德國家族藏品
德國家族藏品
Lot 46
COMPTE-GOUTTES EN JADE CÉLADON PÂLE EN FORME DE BIXIE Dynastie Ming (1368-1644)
10 December 2024, 10:30 CET
Paris, Avenue Hoche€6,000 - €8,000
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Jing Wen
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Caroline Schulten
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COMPTE-GOUTTES EN JADE CÉLADON PÂLE EN FORME DE BIXIE
Dynastie Ming (1368-1644)
A PALE CELADON JADE WATER DROPPER IN THE SHAPE OF A BIXIE
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
Portrayed in a crouching position, legs tucked under and head forward, with bulging eyes and mouth agape, a pair of horns above heavy curled eyebrows, tuffs of hair terminating in a bifurcated tail, the back with a small circular aperture opening to a hollow interior, the stone an even pale celadon colour.
9.5 cm (3 3/4 in) long
A PALE CELADON JADE WATER DROPPER IN THE SHAPE OF A BIXIE
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
Portrayed in a crouching position, legs tucked under and head forward, with bulging eyes and mouth agape, a pair of horns above heavy curled eyebrows, tuffs of hair terminating in a bifurcated tail, the back with a small circular aperture opening to a hollow interior, the stone an even pale celadon colour.
9.5 cm (3 3/4 in) long
Footnotes
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT GERMAN COLLECTION
德國重要私人珍藏
明 青白玉辟邪水滴
Provenance:
Collected in China between 1894 and 1922, then handed down in the family by descent.
來源
於1894至1922年間得自中國，後經家族流傳至今
Compare this pale celadon jade water dropper with several comparable examples in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum. Jade, 6: Ming Dynasty, Beijing, 2011, nos. 49-53, particularly no. 50 (Fig.1).
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