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A White and Russet Jade 'Official with Rooster' Group Qing dynasty, 18th Century
Estimate
40,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
depicting a bearded official bearing a spray of coxcomb on which perches a red bat, standing next to a large rooster, the stone of an even white with traces of russet pebble-skin skillfully incorporated into the depiction of bat, blossom and rooster's comb
Provenance
Private collects
ion, China, prior to 1936.
Literature
Stanley Charles Nott, Chinese Jade, Rutland, 1965, illustrated plate CXLVII (left).
Condition
small chip to end of one spur to cock, a few small internal flaws and russet suffusions to side of cock, vertical internal flaw to front of official
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any stat.mes nt made by Replica Shoes 's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The present group is unusual in its subject matter and offers a number of auspicious symbols and puns related to rank, wealth and blessings. The descending bat suggests the pun fudao ('blessings [or wealth] has arrived'), the red color of the bat implies hongfu, ('vast blessings or wealth'). The depiction of an official (guan), with coxcomb (jiguanhua) and rooster (gongji), serve to illustrate the rebus guanshang jiaguan, expressing the wish 'may you continuously rise in rank'. Nott, in the work cited above, identifies the official as the notorious Xiang Yu, but a more accurate identification, based on the figure's ferocious expression, up-standing hair and the inclusion of a bat, would be the demon-queller Zhong Kui. Zhong Kui and a rooster would be an appropriate pair as the rooster is also seen as a dispeller of demons, crowing at the rising of the sun, erasing the shadows of night.