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A WHITE JADE 'MYTHICAL BEAST' HAT ORNAMENT YUAN DYNASTY
Estimate
18,000 - 25,000 HKD
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Description
- Jade
the winged mythical beast rendered with a humanlike upper body terminating in a finely incised furcated tail, the face rendered with an agape mouth below inlaid eyes, the smoothly polished stone of an even white colour
Condition
There are a few expected minute nibblings and tiny nicks to the edges, including a shallow nick to the edge of the tail. The eyes of the figure also have been inlaid. This rare ornament is otherwise in overall good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The present jade is carved as Garuda, the Buddhist mythical bird, which was popular in the Liao and Jin dynasties. A similar piece in the collection of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington D.C. (accession no.: S1987.806), is dated to the Tang dynasty, and included in S. Howard Hansford, Chinese Carved Jades, New York, 1968, pl. 70B. A larger yet more finely carved example can be found in the Palace Museum, Beijing, dated to the Liao dynasty, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures from the Palace Museum. Jadeware (II), Hong Kong, 1995, cat. no. 90. Another example from the Peony Collection, also more finely carved but slightly more rigid, highly comparable to the Beijing example but dated to the Yuan dynasty, was exhibited in Jades from China, Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, 1994, cat. no. 273.