Lot 150: SIX ARCHAISTIC CARVED JADE AND HARDSTONE ORNAMENTS Late Qing Dynasty

SIX ARCHAISTIC CARVED JADE AND HARDSTONE ORNAMENTS

Late Qing Dynasty

Comprising a cicada of flattened form, finely detailed in relief and incised on the wings, perforated at the head, the translucent celadon stone turned opaque gray in areas; the awl-shaped pendant carved with a pair of bird's feet and incised with three archaistic characters, drilled horizontally at the neck, the stone mottled green and brown; the elongated
cong decorated with a band of circular emblems at the waist, the square corners divided into seven tiers with a circular rim on each end, the pale stone slightly degraded; the one-tier short
cong with a raised band at the center of each corner, the cream color stone stained black in areas; the plain
bi disc with gently sloped center, the celadon stone mottled russet brown; the oval
bi disc with a long perforation at the center, decorated with neatly lined scroll pattern within raised borders, the reverse with raised bosses and line borders, the green stone stained dark brown in areas. (6)


Cicada: 2 3/8in (6cm) long;
Awl pendant: 3 15/16in (10cm) long;
Elongated cong: 2 9/16in (6.6cm) long;
Short cong: 1 3/8in (3.5cm) diam; 1 3/16in (3cm) high;
Bi disc: 2 7/16in (6.2cm) diam;
Oval bi disc: 2 9/16in (6.5cm) long

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







Minor surface pitting and wear. Stones altered to induce colors and textures for the appearance of antiquity. Old chips to edges, most significantly to the corner of the elongated jade
cong.

清末 仿古玉石飾 蟬 錐 琮 壁 共六件



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




Provenance:

Gift of Samuel T. Peters, 1916

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1916-present




來源：

Samuel T. Peters 1916 年贈

大都會藝術博物館，1916 年迄今

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