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Chinese porcelain gilt edge iron red glaze Phoenix and Dragon Turtle design vase, est. $1,500-$2,000

Modern Asian Art and Collectibles offered in Dec. 14 auction

Sheila Gibson Stoodley
Sheila Gibson Stoodley
Chinese porcelain gilt edge iron red glaze Phoenix and Dragon Turtle design vase, est. $1,500-$2,000
Chinese porcelain gilt edge iron red glaze Phoenix and Dragon Turtle design vase, est. $1,500-$2,000

NEW YORK – On Tuesday, December 14, starting at 9 pm Eastern time, Jasper52 will hold a sale of Modern Asian Art and Collectibles. Among the 298 lots will be a Chinese jade Hetian double rings incense burner; a vintage pair of jade Chinese Hetian divine beast seals; a Chinese crystal snuff bottle with an inside painting of a lion and a monkey; an openwork Chinese gilt red glaze ruyi porcelain incense burner; a Chinese Zitan wood white glaze porcelain Kwan-yin shrine statue; a jade Chinese Hetian Kwan-yin statue with a gold wire enamel base; a jade Chinese Hetian Dragon wine cup on three legs; a Chinese gilt bronze Buddha head statue; an openwork Chinese bronze Fortune Dragon incense burner; and a large Chinese porcelain gilt edge iron red glaze Phoenix and Dragon Turtle design vase, among dozens of others. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

First among the highlights of the December 14 sale is a pair of jade Chinese Hetian divine beast seals. Both are fashioned from Hetian jade, so named because it comes from the mountains of the Hetian (also known as Hotan) region of northwest China. This particular area is known for yielding white nephrite jade that is commonly described as “mutton fat” jade. Dating to after 1800, the sprightly pair of beast seals weighs in at 2.31 pounds and carries an estimate of $3,000-$3,500.

Pair of jade Chinese Hetian divine beast seals, est. $3,000-$3,500
Pair of jade Chinese Hetian divine beast seals, est. $3,000-$3,500

Also of note is a Chinese Heitan jade Kwan-yin statue with a gold wire enamel base, estimated at $2,500-$3,000. The semi-precious stone carving, which dates to after 1820, depicts the Buddhist goddess of compassion, whose name appears with several different spellings, among them Guanyin, Guan Yin, Kuan Yin, and Kwan-yin. Here, the carver shows the goddess reclining at full length, with a baby at her breast.

Chinese Heitan jade Kwan-yin statue with a gold wire enamel base, est. $2,500-$3,000
Chinese Heitan jade Kwan-yin statue with a gold wire enamel base, est. $2,500-$3,000

Rounding out the highlights is a Chinese porcelain gilt edge iron red glaze Phoenix and Dragon Turtle design vase, estimated at $1,500-$2,000. Described as “large,” it measures slightly more than 13in tall and weighs 7.58 pounds. It dates to after 1820 and features ethereal images of mythical and real-world creatures important to Chinese and Asian culture.

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