A CHINESE MOTTLED GREY JADE POURING VESSEL AND A SMALL CUP

£1,500 - £2,500 £3,150

A CHINESE MOTTLED GREY JADE POURING VESSEL AND A SMALL CUP
MING DYNASTY

The rectangular body of the pouring vessel, gong, carved with a wide band of archaistic bosses divided by vertical flanges, below an incised chilong border, set with a mythical beast loop handle; the U-shaped body of the cup similarly decorated with bands of studs, the ring handle incised with a stylised flowerhead, together with two wood stands, 11.8cm and 9.2cm. (4)

Provenance: from the collection of Major Henry F Stanley MC (1911-97). Major Stanley, formerly of the Grenadier Guards, was recruited from the Royal Automobile Club in London in 1957 to head and form the Hong Kong Tourist Association, retiring from his role as executive director in 1971. He was widely known as the 'Father of Hong Kong Tourism'.

明灰玉乳釘紋觥及單耳杯一組兩件
來源：Henry F Stanley少校 (1911-97) 的收藏。