Lot 117: FIVE JADE AND HARDSTONE RINGS Late Qing Dynasty

FIVE JADE AND HARDSTONE RINGS

Late Qing Dynasty

The short tubular ring with thin wall and undecorated, the gray stone stained black in areas; the short barrel-shaped ring with rounded edges and flat interior, the mottled celadon stone stained brown in areas; the small short ring with thin wall and undecorated, the deep green stone mottled brown and black; two small plain discs, each with a center aperture, the stone mottled in orange-brown in areas and softly polished on both sides;
together with a bird feeder with rounded sides, projecting on one side a small knob handle, the reddish-brown stone of even grain with few inclusions. (6)


Rings: 5/8in to 1 1/2in (1.6cm to 3.9cm) diam

PLEASE NOTE: This report describes, but may not be limited to, major condition issues for the lot.







Minor surface pitting and wear. Stones altered to induce colors and textures for the appearance of antiquity. Nicks to corners of the rings. One hairline crack to the green/beige ring.

清末 玉石環五件 石鳥食罐一件



Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價




Provenance:

Yamanaka & Company, New York

Gift of Samuel T. Peters, 18 December 1911

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1911-present




來源：

紐約山中商會

Samuel T. Peters 贈，1911 年 12 月 18 日

大都會藝術博物館，1911 年迄今

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