WINTER EXHIBITION 2008 - Roger Keverne

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94 ROGER KEVERNE WINTER 2008 73 An archaic jade dragon pendant Spring and Autumn period Length: 2D in, 5.7 cm the upper surface of the slender slab of jade is slightly convex. The stone is pierced and worked in the form of a coiled dragon, and simply embellished with incised single and double lines and circles. The recessed areas bear traces of cinnabar and the stone is a semi-translucent greenish-white tone. (Restored.) Formerly in a Western private collection. Illustrated: Davidson, Jades of the T. B. Walker Collection at the Walker Art Center Minneapolis, Minnesota, pl. II, no. 2. For very similar examples, see Burkart- Bauer, Chinesische Jaden aus drei Jahrtausenden, no. 73, pp. 66–7; Guojia Wenwuju Guojia Wenwu Jianding Weiyuanhui, Illustrated Important Chinese Cultural Relics Ranking Standard: Jades, no. 150, p. 149, excavated from tomb no. 1657 at the Guo State Cemetery, Shangcunling, Sanmenxia, Henan province; and Liu, 100 Major Archaeological Discoveries in the 20th Century in China, “Cemetery of Marquises of State Jin at Quwo – meditations on the Xia Ruins”, p. 209 (bottom right).
74 A good jade ewer Ming dynasty Length: 5B in, 13 cm after an archaic bronze yi vessel, of broad oval form, with a curved lip and a handle in the form of a chilong, all standing on a straight foot. The dragon rests its broad muzzle on the lip, which it grasps with its forepaws. It has a single curling horn, flaming haunches, a long tail and an incised mane. The sides of the vessel are worked in contrasting low relief with two chilong amid scrolling clouds, all beneath a band of T-pattern. The semi-translucent stone is an olive-grey tone with some deeper charcoal inclusions. Formerly in a European private collection. A very similar example is illustrated in Xue, Zhongguo Yuqi Shangjian, no. 568, p. 292; and for related ewers, see Great National Treasures of China: Masterworks in the National Palace Museum, no. 70, p. 148; and Jadeware (II): The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, no. 177, pp. 220–1. 75 A fine jade pouring vessel 17th century Length: 4N in, 12.1 cm in the form of a large, open lotus leaf, with curling edges. A leaf, pod and flower are worked in high relief on the base, their stems tied to form a handle, and a smaller leaf bends upwards to form the thumbpiece. The leaves are incised with veins. The thinly worked, semi-translucent stone is a greenish-white tone with cloudy grey and oatmeal inclusions. A related Southern Song dynasty example, in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, is illustrated in Clunas, “Jade Carvers and their Customers in Ming China”, fig. 1. ROGER KEVERNE WINTER 2008 95
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