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

38 30 A JADE CARVING OF A LIDDED VASE TOGETHER WITH A PHOENIX CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY Carved out of a celadon stone. It rests on a rocky base with six (6) lingzhi fungus (immortality fungus), with a peach tree with two peaches and a phoenix bird standing on a large lingzhi fungus and holding a lingzhi sprig in its beak. The vase is of archaistic fanghu shape, its shoulder is flanked by two open-worked arched-shaped handles, it is topped by a dome-shaped lid with a lingzhi fungus finial. The inner part is well hollowed. The base is also carved with rocks. Offered at auction together with a matching parcel reticulated wooden stand. H (stand excluded): 16 cm Weight: 653,2 grams Notes: 1. The phoenix (fenghuang - 凤 凰 ) symbolizes joy and peace. It is believed that the phoenix only makes an appearance during periods of prosperity, peace and good government. Lingzhi ( 灵芝 ) is the sacred fungus of immortality that grows on the trunks or roots of trees including the pine. A vase can represent the meaning of ‘peace’ or ‘safety’ because both the character for vase (ping - 瓶) and that for peace (pingan - 平安 ) are pronounced ‘ping’. The peach (tao - 桃 ) signifies symbolizes marriage, spring, justice and especially Daoist immortality (longevity). 2. € 5,000 - 7,000 31 A JADE VASE AND COVER OF ARCHAISTIC FANGHU SHAPE CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY it rests on a tall and recessed spread foot and has an elongated and flattened egg- shaped body surmounted by a waisted neck flanked by two mythical beast shaped handles with loose rings. It is topped by a dome-shaped lid carved with stylized cicadas. The body is carved in low-relief with patterns arranged in superposed registers: the lower one depicts stylized cicadas; the middle one depicts taotié masks; the upper one depicts stylized banana leaves. The inner part is well hollowed. Affixed to a matching parcel reticulated wooden stand. H (stand included): 18 cm Gross weight: 312,8 grams Note: A vase can represent the meaning of ‘peace’ or ‘safety’ because both the character for vase (ping - 瓶) and that for peace (pingan - 平安) are pronounced ‘ping’. Taotie masks are a design that first appeared during the Shang Dynasty on ritual bronze food vessels. This vase reveals the taste for antiques and for jade carvings shaped after archaic vessels that was predominant during the Qianlong period. Indeed, the Emperor had amassed enormous ancient bronzes, which decorated halls and became a scenery in the Qing palaces like his other precious collections and sustained research effort - spanned sixty years during the Qianlong reign - resulted in three catalogues of imperial bronze collection. € 2,000 - 4,000 + +