This autumn, we feature thirty-two objects in varying materials, from bone and ivory to jade and coco de mer, to highlight the boundless ingenuity of Chinese art.
Fine Art Asia, Hong Kong, September 2019
A mottled cream, pale grey and russet jade plaque carved in high relief with a coiled dragon, China: Western Han dynasty (206 BCE-9 CE)
A pale celadon and deep russet jade cup in the form of an open lotus, China: Song dynasty (960-1279)
A small creamy jade stemcup, China: Yuan dynasty (1279-1368), with original fitted lacquered wood box mounted with foliate silver handles and lock, the interior lined in silk
An imperial yellow jade vase group, China: Qianlong period (1736-95), original fitted zitan stand carved with pierced branches and cloud-scrolls