A CELADON JADE 'CHILONG' CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY |

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 USD

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Description

Diameter 2 5/8 in., 6.7 cm

the domed cover with a sinuous chilong carved in high relief at the top, a band of stylized archaistic taotie encircling the sides, the box with a band of pendent stiff leaves enclosing angular scrollwork, all supported on a short straight foot, the stone a milky celadon color transmuting to a darker tone on the box, with creamy white inclusions and pale veining, wood stand (3)

Provenance

Anunt Hengtrakul, New York.

Literature

Robert P. Youngman, The Youngman Collection of Chinese Jades from Neolithic to Qing, Chicago, 2008, pl. 210.