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Lot 616
A CELADON JADE DRAGON BRUSHREST
Estimated Value:
3.000 € - 5.000 €
Result:
4.273 € incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
China, Qing dynasty, ca. 18. Jh.L. 17,1 cm
The pale green jade is carved in openwork in the form of a five-peaked mountain brush rest, with three carved dragons flanking a central flaming pearl above waves.
Old European private collection, according to previous owners collected before 1990, sold Nagel, 8.11.2002, lot 937 and bought by the current owner
The frontal image is in style and composition reminiscent of three and fivepeaked brush rests from in various materials. This elegant piece exemplifies the aesthetic taste of scholar-officials of the Ming and Qing dynasties, who sought objects for their studio that had a variety of functions, such as brushrests and paperweights, as well as being works of art. A slightly larger carving of this theme, in the Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated in The Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum. Jade, vol. 9, Qing Dynasty, Beijing, 2011, pl.64, together with one modelled as three peaks with chilong, pl. 66. A five-peaked ivory example is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum: Bamboo, Wood, Ivory and Rhinoceros Horn Carvings, Hong Kong, 2002, p. 114, catalogue No. 104 - Few tiny chips to extremities
