A celadon jade carving of a boat. Qing dynasty, 18th/19th century

well-carved in open-work in the form of a long boat, the rectangular cabin surmounted by the boom, mast and sail, with a series of open windows along the sides, the helmsman at the bow dressed in a flowing robe and steering the rudder, a jar set against the wall of the cabin, a two-pronged anchor to the side of the bow, of very even celadon color - length 7 1/4 in., 18.4 cm - Estimate 8,000—12,000 USD. Lot Sold. 11,250 USD 

PROVENANCE: Private Mid-Western Collection.
Thereafter with the present owner.

NOTE: Compare a larger white jade boat, attributed to the Qianlong period, sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 10th April 2006, lot 1766; and a small jadeite boat also sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 30th October 2000, lot 359. See also examples from the Qing Court collection in Beijing, illustrated in Jadeware (III), The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Hong Kong, 1995, pl. 32; one included in Robert Kleiner, Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Hong Kong, 1996, pl. 165; and another published in James Watt, Chinese Jades from the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, 1988, pl. 64.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art including Chinese and Japanese Art from The Collection of Frieda and Milton Rosenthal. 16 Sep 08. www.sotheby's.com