pale green jade

Lot 115. A small pale green jade cup, 18th century; 5.5cm (2 1/8in) diam. (2). Sold for HKD 63,750 (Est: HKD 50,000 - HKD 80,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 With deep U-shaped sides slightly flaring to the rim from the neatly cut footring, the translucent stone of even colour, box. Note: See a taller 18th century white jade cup sold in our London rooms, 2 November 2021, lot 38. Bonhams. GANBEI A TOAST TO CHINESE WINE CULTURE, 30 November 2022, Hong Kong, Admiralty

Lot 56. A pale green jade carving of two mythical beasts, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911); 14cm (5 1/2in) wide; 9cm (3 1/2in) high. (2). Sold for HKD 229,500 (Estimate HKD 200,000 - HKD 300,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 Well carved as a younger beast playfully resting on a larger recumbent beast, the larger one with its head slightly tilted to the right, detailed with a long snout, bulging eyes beneath furrowed brows a long single horn and a finely incised mane flanked by a pair of large furled ears,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 30. A pale green jade 'lychee' brush washer, 17th century; 13.3cm (5 1/4in) long. (2). Sold for HKD 76,500 (Estimate HKD 60,000 - HKD 80,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 With shallow rounded sides modelled as a lychee fruit, the handle at one side formed by an intricate network of interlacing lychee branches issuing gently curling leaves extending to the base, the stone of pale greenish-beige tone, box. Bonhams. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, Hong Kong, 30 November 2022  

Lot 1. A pale green jade 'dragon' rectangular pendant, Western Zhou Dynasty (1050-771 BC); 11.5cm (4 1/2in) long (2). Sold for HKD 89,250 (Estimate HKD 80,000 - HKD 120,000). © Bonhams 2001-2022 The rectangular plaque finely carved on both sides with double-line incisions and bevelled cuts with two confronted dragons, intertwining with two smaller phoenixes with striated bands weaving between the bodies, box. Note: The present ornament displays an elegant combination of two zoomorphic... [Lire la suite]

Lot 297. A pale green jade double-handed cup, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); 12.3cm (4 7/8in) wide. (2). Estimate 1 500 € - 2 000 €. Photo Fabrice Gousset. With twin horned dragon loop handles, the dragons' mouths biting the rim, carved in relief with neat rows of small circular bosses, the stone polished to a lustre, wood stand. Provenance: Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981)Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021). Note: Compare with a similar two-handled cup, Ming dynasty, which was sold at Bonhams... [Lire la suite]

Lot 91. A pale green jade cup, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); 10.2cm (4in) wide. Estimate 2 000 € - 3 000 €. Sold for €20,400. Photo Fabrice Gousset. The vessel with a loop handle and thumb-rest to one side carved with foliate scrolls, the body with an upper register of archaistic dragons and lower register of taotie masks, set on a short foot.  Provenance: Robert Rousset, Paris (1901-1981)Jean-Pierre Rousset, Paris (1936-2021). Note: The present dish is a particularly fine example of its type... [Lire la suite]

Lot 143. A pale green jade 'dragon' pendant, Eastern Zhou-Han dynasty. Length 6¾ in., 17.1 cm. Lot sold: 9,450 USD (Estimate: 2,500 - 3,500 USD). © Sothebys.  Provenance: Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. E.8.29.. Literature: Rose Kerr et al., Chinese Antiquities from the Wou Kiuan Collection. Wou Lien-Pai Museum, Hong Kong, 2011, pl. 173. Sotheby's. A Journey Through China's History. The Dr Wou Kiuan... [Lire la suite]

Lot 82. A large pale green jade archaistic phoenix-form vessel (Guang), Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Height 9½ in., 24 cm. Lot sold: 277,200 USD (Estimate: 200,000 - 300,000 USD). © Sothebys. Provenance: Maître Etienne Ader, Commissaire Priseur, Hôtel Drouot,Paris, 13th October 1969, lot 192.Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1969-present, coll. no. Q.9.8.   Literature: Rose Kerr et al., Chinese Antiquities from the Wou Kiuan... [Lire la suite]

Lot 24. A large and important imperially inscribed pale green jade 'luohan' boulder, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Height 12½in., 31.9 cm. Lot sold: 1,071,000 USD (Estimate: 400,000 - 600,000 USD). © Sothebys. Provenance: Collection of Madame Austin. Maître Etienne Ader, Commissaire Priseur, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 12th March 1962, lot 105. Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum, 1968-present, coll. no. M.7.16. ... [Lire la suite]

  Lot 16. A pale green jade censer and cover, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-1795). Diameter 4 in., 10.2 cm. Lot sold: 81,900 USD (Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000 USD). © Sothebys. the base carved with a five-character seal mark reading Leshoutang yuwan (imperial plaything from the Hall of Happiness and Longevity). Provenance: Christie's London, 19th October 1959, lot 139. Collection of Dr Wou Kiuan (1910-1997). Wou Lien-Pai Museum,... [Lire la suite]