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27 novembre 2016

A yellow jade 'yingxiong' group, Qing dynasty, 17th–18th century

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Lot 203. A yellow jade 'yingxiong' group, Qing dynasty, 17th–18th century. Estimate 300,000 — 500,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's.

skilfully worked in the round as a falcon perched atop the muscular back of a recumbent mythical beast, forming the rebus yingxiong (champion), the stone of an attractive warm yellow colour with faint russet inclusions and dark speckles - 5.7 cm, 2 2/8  in.

Deftly modelled in the round, this piece is notable for its naturalistic rendering of the bird which perches precariously upon a mythical creature. In its reclining pose, with its head turned towards the bird, the mythological animal is based on Ming jade renderings of the subject. The combination of an eagle or hawk (ying) and mythological creature or bear (xiong), form the rebus for ‘hero’ and ‘bravery’, hence carvings of this type were presented as gifts to men in the military.

Compare further similar carvings, such as one included in the exhibition Naturalism & Archaism. Chinese Jades from the Kirknorton Collection, Carter Fine Art Limited, London, 1995, cat. no. 59; another in the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, illustrated in Angus Forsyth and Brian McElney, Jades from China, Hong Kong, 1994, pl. 292; a third, but modelled with a bear instead of a mythological creature, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, published in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum. Jade, vol. 9, Qing Dynasty, Beijing, 2011, pl. 149; one, from the collection of Constance Margaret Goldney, sold in these rooms, 8th October 2013, lot 3307; and another sold in our London rooms, 4th November 2007, lot 3. 

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A pale celadon and russet jade 'yingxiong' group, Ming dynasty. Sold at Sotheby's London, collection of Constance Margaret Goldney, 8th October 2013, lot 3307. Photo Sotheby's.

 Sotheby's. The Muwen Tang Collection of Chinese Jades, Hong Kong, 01 Dec 2016, 10:00 AM

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