Important Chinese Art
Important Chinese Art
An imperial green jade book cover, Qing dynasty, Qianlong period | 清乾隆 青玉填金雙龍戲珠紋冊頁
Auction Closed
March 17, 08:20 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
An imperial green jade book cover
Qing dynasty, Qianlong period
清乾隆 青玉填金雙龍戲珠紋冊頁
of rectangular form, deftly incised to one side with a pair of ferocious five-clawed dragons contesting a 'Flaming Pearl' amidst cloud scrolls, the carved lines traced in gilt, the softly polished stone of a deep sea-green tone with some natural inclusions
Length 11 ¼ in., 28.6 cm; Width 5 in., 12.7 cm
For closely related Qianlong period jade book covers of the same design, see one from a partial spinach-green jade book, dated to the gengxu year, corresponding to 1790, sold in these rooms, 23rd March 2011, lot 705; and another from a highly important imperial white jade book, Xueshitang ji (The Story of the Hall for the Study of Poetry), commissioned by the Qianlong Emperor in 1773, sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 2nd March 2005, lot 523.