Lot 791. A jade-embellished copper-red-glazed compressed globular jar, 18th-19th century; 8 ½ in. (21.6 cm.) diam., wood cover with white jade finial, wood stand. Estimate: USD 10,000 - USD 15,000. Price realised USD 150,000. © Christie's 2021

The jar is of compressed, globular form, and is covered with a rich glaze of crushed raspberry tone, which thins to a pale cream at the rim. The jar is embellished with white jade masks attached below the neck.

Sold by The Yale University Art Gallery for the benefit of acquisition funds.

Provenance: Thomas E. Waggaman (1839-1906) Collection, Washington, D.C.
American Art Association, New York, 25 January 1905, lot 993.
Mrs. William H. Moore (1858-1955) Collection, New York.
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, accessioned in 1955.

Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 23-24 september 2021