The Luís Esteves Fernandes Collection of Asian Art - 22nd May 2013

Lot 76

A rare Chinese celadon jade back massager

Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £14000

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Description

A rare Chinese celadon jade back massager, tai ping che 19th century, with five beads carved with cloud scrolls separated by six smaller spinach-green jade beads, a gilt metal dragon's head mount and a white jade handle carved with a phoenix, 21.3cm.

Provenance: from the collection of Luís Esteves Fernandes (1897-1988).

Cf. The Complete Collection of Treasures in The Palace Museum, Jadeware III, vol.42, no.192 where a white jade tai ping che is illustrated, and also Life in the Forbidden City of the Qing Dynasty, Nos.293, 294 and 295.

十九世紀  玉雕五珠太平車

来源：路易斯•艾斯塔凡•法納得收藏（1897-1988）