WHITE JADE 'DRAGON' BANGLE
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
£5,750
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 14 May 2021 at 11:00 BST
Description
清 白玉雕雙螭龍如意雲紋手鐲
of circular form, the exterior finely worked in relief with two sinuous chi dragons meandering against a ruyi cloud ground, the finely polished semi-translucent stone of an even white colour
Dimensions
6.5cm outer diameter; 4.7cm inner diameter
Footnote
Provenance: property of a gentleman; formerly in the collection Pietro Accorsi (1891-1982), one of the most renowned Italian antique dealers,
Note: Two jade bangles similarly carved in relief with chi dragons were in the Qing Court collection and are now in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, collection numbers Gu Yu 故玉 7977 and 9618; two other comparable white jade bangles carved in relief with floral motifs were sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 27th November 2018, lot 189