Asian Art I - 17th May 2016
Lot 48
A LARGE COLLECTION OF CHINESE JADE AND HARDSTONE VESSELS QING DYNASTY Variously formed as incense...
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £8000
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Description
A LARGE COLLECTION OF CHINESE JADE AND HARDSTONE VESSELS
QING DYNASTY
Variously formed as incense burners, vases, bowls and water pots, together with an agate snuff bottle, two table screens, one formed as a scroll and carved in relief with Shoulao, and a large carving of a qin, the stones in celadon, spinach-green, grey and cream, nine mounted on stands and with seven separate wood stands, 24.5cm max. (47)
Provenance: from the collection of Robert Frederick Hathaway (d.1991) of Cape Town, South Africa, collected 1970s-1990.