A white jade ‘Lotus Seedpod and Bug’ carving, Qing dynasty, 18th century 18th century

Unknown artist

JadeGemstone
3 ⨯ 3.40 ⨯ 5.40 cm
ConditionVery good
Price on request

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• About the artwork
  A white jade carving of a lotus seedpod and bug.
  China, 18th century.
  
  Of pebble form, finely carved in openwork as lotus leaves and pods borne on intertwined stems, a bug clambering up the larger pod. The translucent stone is of a near-white to very pale celadon tone with few russet inclusions. The high quality craftsmanship showcases the talent of 18th century jade workshops.
  
  Provenance (by repute): 
  -English private collection.
  -Hungarian private collection, acquired from the above.
  
  Condition: 
  Very good condition with minor wear and few microscopic nicks with associated old fills.
  
  Dimensions:
  Length 5.4 cm, width 3.4 cm, height 3 cm.
  
  Ref:
  Compare with a carving sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 May 2022, lot 2917. Estimate: HKD 80.000 or approx. EUR 9.500.
  
  Compare with a carving offered at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 9 October 2022, lot 3699, estimated at 80,000 - 120,000 HKD.
  https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2022/important-chinese-art-4/a-white-and-brown-jade-lotus-carving-qing-dynasty?locale=fr
  
  Compare with a carving from the Morpurgo collection, offered at Sotheby’s London, 8 November 2018, lot 40, estimated at 3,000 - 5,000 GBP.
  https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2018/works-of-art-from-the-morpurgo-collection/f051cdb8-7c48-4737-8513-4adb7ce73f66
  
  Compare with a carving from the Marchant, est. 1925 Fine Chinese Jade Carvings sale, Bonhams Hong Kong, 28 May 2019, lot 22, sold for 625,625 HKD.
  https://www.bonhams.com/auction/25664/lot/22/a-very-fine-and-rare-pale-green-jade-lotus-pod-scroll-weight-zhenzhi-qianlong-2/
  
  Also compare with a carving, of a later 19th century date, offered by Ben Janssens Oriental Art:
  benjanssens.com/portfolio/034-jade-carving-lotus-seedpods/
  
  Literature:
  Knight, M., Li, He, and Bartholomew, T. T. Later Chinese Jades: Ming Dynasty to Early Twentieth Century from the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, Asian Art Museum – Cong-Moon Lee Centre for Asian Art and Culture, San Francisco, 2007, p. 299
  
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  Inv. No: A00377
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