A RARE CHINESE YELLOW-GREEN AND RUSSET JADE BITONG

QING DYNASTY

Formed as an oval section of a bamboo stem with a thin studded band at the foot rim, the bitong with a paper label for the Mrs Christian R. Holmes Collection, the hardwood stand with a label for the Alfred Wynschenk Collection, 13cm. (2)

Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Mrs Christian Holmes and Alfred Wynschenk, sold by Asian Gallery, Oriental Art & Antiquities, Richard S Ravenal, New York, 6th January 1975 for

4,000.

Mrs Christian Holmes (1871-1941) was a renowned American collector. After the death of her husband she moved from Cincinnati to New York where she supported various charitable and cultural organisations, and loaned 22 items to the Royal Academy's International Exhibition of Chinese Art (1935-36).