A RARE CHINESE PALE CELADON JADE FELINE OF SUPERB QUALITY 

PROBABLY SONG DYNASTY

The feline seated on its haunches, facing forward, with its features and fur detailed with incised lines, the stone of an even pale tone with minor russet inclusions, together with a Bluett & Sons' catalogue, 5.2cm. (2)

Provenance: from the private collection of Roger Bluett (1925-2000), and thence by descent. Roger Bluett took over the buisness founded by his grandfather Leonard Bluett in 1884. He and his partner Brian Morgan introduced a number of innovations including being the first dealers to publish scholarly catalogues, and turned it into one of the greatest London dealerships in Chinese art of its day. His clients included King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden (who granted Bluett's his Royal warrant and was a regular visitor), and museums including the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum and New York Metropolitan museums.  

Illustrated: Bluett & Sons Ltd. Oriental Art, 1988, from the collection of Mrs Joan Barrow.