khotan-green jade

Lot 3255. A massive Khotan-green jade seal with Manchu and Chinese inscriptions; 2.7 by 12.7 cm., 5 by 5 in. Estimate 250,000 — 300,000 HKD. Lot Sold 312,500 HKD. Courtesy Sotheby's. of large square form, surmounted by a superbly carved pair of addorsed dragons, each powerfully carved with eyes bulging and nostrils flaring above curling whiskers and jaws bearing sharp fangs, the scales and flowing mane meticulously incised, the two scaly bodies tightly intertwined and crouching... [Lire la suite]

Lot 3302. A highly important and exceptionally large imperial Khotan-green jade 'Taishang Huangdi Zhi Bao' Seal, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period (1736-1795); 11 by 12.8 by 12.8 cm, 4 1/4  by 5 by 5 in. Estimate 80,000,000 — 120,000,000 HKD. Lot sold 91,480,000 HKD. Photo Sotheby's the substantial stone of an even light fern-green colour, superbly worked in the form of a pair of addorsed dragons resting atop the seal, each... [Lire la suite]

A rare engraved jade plaque from Khotan. Qianlong (1736-1795). Photo Czerny's Rectangular shape, probably part on a jade Imperial book; finely incised and gilt on both sides with hand writings in italics in style of Wang XiZhi; light green jade verging on semi-opaque blue. 11 x 23,5 cm. Estimate 1800.00 | 2000.00 € Compare with a similar but complete set of plaques sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 april 2007. Lot 601           Note: A set of jade plaques with similar writing... [Lire la suite]

A fine and rare khotan-green jade bowl with an imperial poem. Carved Seal Mark and Period of Qianlong, dated to the wuyin year (1758). photo courtesy Sotheby's supported on a straight foot curving to a rounded body with an everted lip, incised on the exterior with an Imperial poem Yong Yu Chawan ('In Praise of a Jade Tea Bowl'), dated to the wuyin year of the Qianlong reign corresponding to 1758, followed by two seals, all between two keyfret borders with taotie masks, the base incised with a six-character reign mark, the... [Lire la suite]

Lot 1827. A celadon green jade vase with elephant handles, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period (1736-1795);  18.2 cm., 7 1/8 in. Estimate: 500,000—700,000 HKD. Lot Sold  2,660,000 HKD.  photo Sotheby's the translucent bluish-green jade vase of compressed zun form with a bulbous body rising to a wide flared foliate mouth, the body divided into vertical lobes with barbed edges extending sections from the splayed foot to the mouth, the neck flanked by a pair of finely carved elephant-head handles... [Lire la suite]

A massive imperial khotan-green jade "Tian-en ba xun zhi bao" seal. Qing dynasty, Qianlong period of large square form, surmounted by a superbly carved pair of addorsed dragons, each powerfully carved with eyes bulging and nostrils flaring above curling whiskers and jaws bearing sharp fangs, the scales and flowing mane meticulously incised, the two scaly bodies tightly intertwined and crouching on the haunches, pierced through the centre with an aperture, the square seal deeply and crisply carved with the... [Lire la suite]