Adam's FINE ASIAN ART Part I 28th & Part II 29th June 2022

34 18 A PALE CELADON JADE ‘DRAGON’ ORNAMENTAL PLAQUE CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY This piece is pierced with tiny holes and may have originally been part of a complete dragon made of applied jade plaques, possibly on a screen. It is carved as a dragon face and finely detailed with engraving, e.g. for the mane. L: 16,5 - width: 15,4 cm Weight: 401,2 grams Note: Compare with a related fragment of a jade plaque shaped as a dragon sold at SOTHEBY’S Paris, France, 2019-12-10, lot 64, €5,250. 淡青瓷龙纹牌 中国，晚清，19世纪 € 2,000 - 4,000 19 A WHITE JADE CARVING OF TWO MONKEYS WITH A PEACH CHINA, POSSIBLY QING DYNASTY OR LATER Carved out of a single piece of stone of flawless white tone. It depicts two seated and coiled monkeys with a peach. Its base is finely carved to depict the monkeys’ tails and feet. With a desirable and sweet polish. H: 4,2 cm Weight: 96,2 grams Notes: 1. The motif of monkey and peach has been popular in Chinese art since the tale of ‘Xiyou ji’ ( 西遊記 - Journey to the West), published in the Ming dynasty, narrating the story of a monkey (the Monkey King Sun Wukong - 孙悟空) stealing a celestial peach of longevity from the orchard of the Queen Mother of the West. Naturally, the symbolism is one of longevity as the peach (tao - 桃) symbolizes marriage, spring, justice and especially Daoist immortality. 2. A similar carving of a single monkey holding a peach was sold at SOTHEBY’S London, UK, 2013-11-06, lot 28, for GBP 110,500. A carving of similar large size and subject matter is illustrated in Robert Kleiner: Chinese Jades from the Collection of Alan and Simone Hartman, Hong Kong, 1996, pl. 188 and sold at Christie’s Hong Kong on 27th November 2007, lot 1557 € 3,000 - 5,000 20 A RETICULATED RUYI-SHAPED WHITE JADE ‘JÍXIÁNG RÚYÌ - 吉祥如意’ PADLOCK / PLAQUE / PENDANT CHINA, QING DYNASTY L: 9 cm - width: 7 cm Weight: 53,2 grams “吉祥如意”白玉吊坠 中国，清代，19世纪 € 1,500 - 3,000 21 A RUYI-SHAPED CELADON JADE PADLOCK / PLAQUE / PENDANT CHINA, QING DYNASTY L: 6,7 cm - width: 8,1 cm Weight: 73,6 grams 青玉如意挂锁/吊坠 中国，清代，19世纪 € 800 - 1,500