AN APPLE AND EMERALD GREEN JADEITE 'CHILONG' BELT HOOK, LATE QING TO REPUBLIC
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Description
China, 1840-1940. The top is carved as a sinuous chilong grasping a lingzhi sprig in its jaws as it crawls toward the pierced dragon-head hook, a rounded square button carved to the reverse. The translucent stone of an icy pale apple and emerald-green tone.
Provenance: North-American trade.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear and possibly microscopic nicks. The stone with natural inclusions fissures, some of which may have developed into small hairline cracks over time.
Weight: 69.7 g
Dimensions: Length 10.4 cm
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby's New York, 23 March 2022, lot 218
Price: USD 3,528 or approx. EUR 3,400 converted at the time of writing
Description: A jadeite 'chilong' belt hook, late Qing dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form of the head, carving of the chilong, and size (9.9 cm)
清末民初翡翠螭龍帶鈎
中國,1840-1940年。鉤首為龍首,雙角微突,凸額,吊睛;板狀鉤身化為龍身,下突圓鈕,其上鏤雕一銜靈芝草小螭龍,毛髮後飄,曲身,抬首與大龍相對而視,呈現出“蒼龍教子”之姿態。線條俊雅柔美,造型簡練古樸,雕琢精細,包漿溫潤。
來源:北美古玩交易市場。
品相:狀況良好,輕微磨損和劃痕。含有天然紋理的玉料,隨著時間的推移,其中一些可能已經發展成細小的裂縫。
重量:69.7 克
尺寸:長10.4 厘米
拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:紐約蘇富比,2022年3月23日,lot 218
價格:USD 3,528(相當於今日EUR 3,400)
描述:清末翠玉雕螭龍紋帶鉤
專家評論:比較非常相近的龍首、螭龍雕刻和尺寸 (9.9 厘米)。
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