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A Chinese mottled brown jade figure of Qingao, Ming Dynasty…
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Melbourne
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19-Oct-2021
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A Chinese mottled brown jade figure of Qingao, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), boldly carved as the immortal Qingao riding a giant carp, in mottled greyish-brown and caramel-brown coloured jade. With a fitted Qing Dynasty carved hardwood stand in the form of lotus leaves and blossoms, the jade 5 cm high, 5 cm wide. Together with stand 7 cm high, 5.5 cm wide. Provenance: collection of Law Ming Shek (1899-1940), Hong Kong, and thence by descent, Law Ming Shek (1899-1940) was a wealthy Hong Kong and Canton entrepreneur and merchant, and an avid collector of Chinese books and antique curios, including scholar Art, seals, ink stones, porcelain, and works of calligraphy and painting. His impressive collection registers reveal that he associated and exchanged collectables with such renowned Canton connoisseurs as 'Wong Tse Ching' (a.k.a Wong Siew Chan/Wong Siew chin) (1886-1962) and Luo Yuanjue (1891-1965). The scroll pot offered herein is one of numerous gifts the former bestowed on him. Much of Wong Tse Ching's outstanding collection was later donated, in 1956 and 1999 respectively, to the Guangzhou Municipal, culture bureau and the Art Museum of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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Oriental: Zother