Lot 164: FIVE ARCHAISTIC JADE AND HARDSTONE ORNAMENTS Late Qing Dynasty

FIVE ARCHAISTIC JADE AND HARDSTONE ORNAMENTS

Late Qing Dynasty

The small Wengzhong carved with simple strokes to depict a standing figure wearing official hat and long robe, his hands held in front and concealed under long sleeves, vertically perforated through the center for stringing, the mottled celadon stone stained reddish-black in areas; the flattened oval bead incised with hexagonal patterns to imitate a tortoise shell, perforated through the center, the stone mottled and stained brown; the cylindrical bead with flared base encircled with a
chi dragon in high relief, the translucent green stone stained black in areas; the barrel-shaped toggle drilled with a channel at the waist for stringing, the creamy stone stained russet brown; the chape decorated with incised masks, perforated through the center, the stone degraded to a matt white surface. (5)


Wengzhong: 1 1/4in (3.2cm) high;
ornaments: 1 1/16in to 1 1/2in (2.6cm to 3.9cm) long

PLEASE NOTE: This report describes, but may not be limited to, major condition issues for the lot.







Minor surface pitting, wear, and degradation. Stones altered to induce colors and textures for the appearance of antiquity.

清末 仿古玉飾 翁仲 龜甲 魑龍 劍珌 共五件



Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價




Provenance:

Yamanaka & Company, New York

Gift of Samuel T. Peters, 1913

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1913-present




來源：

紐約山中商會

Samuel T. Peters 1913 年贈

大都會藝術博物館，1913 年迄今

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