jade

Lot 39. Disque archaïque cranté en Jade, xuanji, époque Néolithique - Dynastie Shang, ca. 2000 - 1500 avant J.-C. Diam. 14 cm. Estimation 20,000 — 30,000 EUR. Lot Vendu 291,000 EUR. Courtesy Sotheby's 2015. la pierre découpée en forme de disque percé au centre d'une large ouverture centrale aux bords lisses, les bords extérieurs sculptés de trois crans crénelés et dentés formant trois arcs, chaque arc se terminant en une dent acérée, la pierre translucide au doux poli d'une couleur jaune clair... [Lire la suite]

Lot 35. Rare Grande Hache Cérémonielle en jade, époque Néolithique, culture Longshan, ca. 2000-1500 avant J.-C.; 34,5 x 18,5 cm. Estimation 50,000 — 70,000 EUR. Lot Vendu 75,000 EUR. Courtesy Sotheby's 2015. de forme rectangulaire, les côtés évasés dans la partie basse, les côtés tranchants arrondis dans le haut et dans le bas en partie arrondis et en partie pointus et très fins, le sommet légèrement arqué au rebord arrondi, chacun des deux rebords latéraux... [Lire la suite]

Lot 27. Disque en Jade, Bi, Début de la dynastie des Han Occidentaux; Diam. 17,5 cm. Estimation 8,000 — 12,000 EUR. Lot Vendu 20,000 EUR. Courtesy Sotheby's 2015.  percé au centre d'une ouverture circulaire, les bords intérieurs et extérieurs soulignés d'une simple ligne, sculpté d'un côté de picots en léger relief comme des spirales, le même motif gravé se répétant au revers, la pierre translucide et d'une couleur jaune-vert, D.W 30/133. Sotheby's.... [Lire la suite]

Lot 18. Rare Disque Archaïque en jade, Dynastie Shang, ca. 1200 avant J.-C.; Diam. 18,1 cm. Estimation: 15,000 — 25,000 €. Lot. Vendu 32,500 €. Photo Sotheby's 2015 le disque percé en son centre d'une large ouverture soulignée d'un léger bourrelet affleurant des deux côtés formant comme un anneau, finement sculpté sur les deux faces d'une série de cercles concentriques, la pierre d'une couleur vert gris opaque avec des traces de matière rougeâtre, accidents, D.W. 30/103. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1421. An openwork jade court hat finial, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Height 2 1/8  in., 5.4 cm. Estimate: 2,000 — 3,000 USD. Sold Price: 15,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. the domed ornament carved with five cranes strutting amidst lotus stems bearing blossoms and leaves, each element carved in the round and incised with details, the stone a pale yellowish white color. Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York, 15 Sep 2018

Lot 39. Four jade archer's rings, Qing dynasty; 1in (2.5cm) high, the tallest. Estimate: 5,000-7,000 USD. Sold for US$ 68,750 (€ 59,094). © Bonhams 2001-2018 Three of white jade; the first carved in low relief with a Tibetan Amitabha mantra, the stone with russet inclusions; the second carved with a cat and butterfly, the surfaces irregular; the third finely inscribed with an imperial poem and a scene alluding to the verse; and one of yellow jade with russet skin around the edge, carved with archaistic... [Lire la suite]

Jade pei pendant, China, Tang dynasty, 618 – 906. Length: 3 5/8 inches, 9.3 cm. Height: 1 3/4 inches, 4.5 cm. © Ben Janssens Oriental Art. A white jade pei pendant in the form of a symmetrical ruyi. The top and bottom of the pendant are lobed and the arms that extend down to complete the ruyi shape end in scrolling forms with pointed tips. Four tiny holes are drilled into four points on the pendant: one in the centre of the top lobe, one directly underneath this in the centre of the bottom lobe, and one on each arm... [Lire la suite]

Jade disc bi, China, late Neolithic period Liangzhu culture, c. 3000 – 2000 BC, Diameter: 7 5/8 inches, 19.2 cm. Thickness: 3/8 inch, 0.9 cm. © Ben Janssens Oriental Art. A jade bi disc of uneven thickness. Its central, circular aperture is cut from both sides, leaving a ridge in the centre and visible grinding lines to either side of it. The stone is of predominantly light greenish tone with areas of greyish inclusions all over and dark bluish patches around the edges with a few strands of white veining.... [Lire la suite]

Jade bi disc with ‘rice-grain’ pattern, China, late Warring States period to early Western Han dynasty, 3rd-2nd century BC. Diameter: 5 3⁄4 inches, 17 cm. Thickness: 1⁄8 inches, 0.4 cm. © Ben Janssens Oriental Art A jade bi disc of circular form with a round aperture cut in the centre. Around the inner and outer edges of the disc are two plain, raised bands. On both sides, the surface of the jade is worked with a symmetrical pattern of repeating raised dots, usually referred to as ‘rice-grain’ pattern. The original... [Lire la suite]

Lot 224. A carved jade bowl, Mughal or Deccan, circa 17th century. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 GBP. Lot Sold 23,750 GBP. Photo: Sotheby’s. the nephrite jade carved as a stylised petalled foot leading to a polylobed bowl with detailed foliate leaves around the base, two scroll terminals to each end; 11.1cm. max. diam.; 3.4cm. height. Note: Two similar bowls are in the al-Sabah collection, inv. no. LNS 355 HS and LNS 375 HS (illustrated in Keene 2001, p.96, nos. 8.4 and 8.5). ... [Lire la suite]