The Trudy and John Neville Cohen Collection

THE JADE AND CHINESE CARVINGS

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Double Gourd Box

Celadon jade box.

H1

A large pale celadon jade stone.  Carved as a double gourd box, surrounded by foliage, and young gourds.

Chinese, 18th century.
Provenance: Bill Spiers.
Dimensions: 17cm long x 10cm wide x 6.5cm high.
Stand: Hardwood fitted stand.

This is a rare jade box and cover, well-hollowed, unusually well-carved in high relief.

Storks

Moss green jade carving

H2

A moss green Jade, with some bright emerald inclusions. Carved as a Stork, with young, amongst plants on which an insect is found. Making good use of a bright emerald inclusion.  A great deal of undercutting is involved in this attractive group.

Chinese, 1850 - 1900.
Provenance: George A. Cohen.
Dimensions: 11.8cm high x 10cm wide x 3.5cm depth.
Stand: Hardwood fitted stand.

Celadon pebble jade.

H3

A celadon pebble jade carving of a sack that is tied with a long ribbon, carved in relief, together with a peony flower. A bat is on one side of the sack.

Chinese, 17/18th century.
Provenance: Spink 1989.
Dimensions: 7.6cm long x 4.5cm wide x 2.2cm depth.
Published: Item 178 Minor Arts of China IV Spink 1989.

Good use of the stone's colour and natural pebble form, good subtle low relief carving.

Pale celadon jade.

H4

A fine pale celadon jade water dropper figure of a reclining oxen with a cover carved as clouds and the moon that is inscribed with a poem.

Chinese, 18th century.
Provenance: Bill Spiers.
Dimensions: 10cm long x 8cm high (but including cover 10cm high).

Zodiac sign / Bullock

Celadon & russet jadeite.

H5

A Celadon and russet jadeite carving of Guanyin with phoenix and flowers.

Chinese 1880 - 1930.
Provenance: George A. Cohen.
Dimensions: 22.2cm high x 12cm wide x 4cm depth.
Stand: Hardwood fitted stand.

Jadeite group but an unusual composition. Guanyin is usually depicted on her own, very rare with the phoenix.

Duck Handling Piece

White & russet pebble jade.

H6

A fine handling piece of white jade with some russet markings. When viewed by turning this piece around, and upside down, a number of images can be discovered:- lingzhi, pair of quail on rocks, an old prunus tree, a dragon on a rock, and a mandarin duck.

Chinese, 18th century.
Provenance: Richard Marchant.
Dimensions: 6.2cm long x 3.8cm high x 1.7cm depth.
Stand: Hardwood fitted stand.

Good quality, and use of the stone, combined with the russet markings.

White nephrite handling piece.

H7

Very white nephrite carving of an elephant resting with its body curled around a small boy reaching up to tickle the elephant's ear with a spray of lingzhi fungus. This is a fine small handling piece, about the size of the average netsuke.

Chinese, 1770 - 1830.
Provenance: Robert Kleiner.
Dimensions: 3.1cm high x 3.5cm wide x 3.5cm depth.

Looks a good example of a small jade and seems to be a very pure white stone.

Horse & Landscape Archer's Ring

White jade archer's ring.

H8

A pure white jade archer's ring carved in relief with a horse, in a continuous mountainous landscape, that includes under the moon, a temple, a pine tree, and a raised four section seal that reads Dao li qian gang, which may be translated as 'Daoism establishing sovereign power'.

Chinese, 18th century.
Provenance: Richard Marchant.
Dimensions: 2.8cm high x 3cm diameter.

Good colour, well carved and good choice of subject, altogether a fine quality jade of its type.

Zodiac sign / Horse

Green nephrite bowl.

H9

An even spinage green nephrite, with black flecks, carved as a bowl with loose ring handles and a chrysanthemum style base.

Chinese, 18th century.
Provenance: Bill Spiers.
Dimensions: 18.8cm long x 11.6cm wide x 4cm high.
Stand: Hardwood fitted stand.

Good spinach nephrite bowl, well-hollowed and a pleasing form, well proportioned and with strong ring handles, finely worked floral foot.

Storks & Millet Belt Plaque

Muttonfat nephrite belt plaque.

H10

A mutton fat nephrite belt plaque undercut and well carved as storks and millet. Ming dynasty.

Chinese, 1368 - 1644.
Provenance: Park Lane Hilton hotel shop.
Dimensions: 6cm long x 4.8cm wide x 1.4cm depth.
Reference: page 192 "Chinese Jades from Han to Ching" by C. Y. Watt.

Good Ming plaque

Horse & Monkey

Carved chalcedony horse.

H11

A deep rich dark brown chalcedony stone, with pale beige and almost white inclusions, brilliantly carved as a reclining horse with a couple of monkeys. Very good use of the colours, so that one monkey is white, the other beige, and the horse is dark brown.

Chinese, 1760 - 1830.
Provenance: George A. Cohen.
Dimensions: 5.5cm high x 8cm long x 4.6cm depth.

Zodiac sign / Horse / Monkey

Lingzhi, Peach & Flower Vase & Cover

Rock crystal vase & cover.

H12

A clear rock crystal carved with lingzhi, peach, and a flower plus a sack. A duck, with a peach branch in its beak, forms the cover for a vase with loose ring handles either side.

Chinese, 1780 - 1860.
Provenance: George James.
Dimensions: 12.4cm high x 7.2cm wide x 6.6cm depth.
Stand: Hardwood fitted stand.

Coral Young Boy

Carved coral boy

H13

A good bright Coral carved as a figure of a young boy, carrying flowers on his back, with a basket of more flowers at his feet.

Chinese, 1880 - 1910.
Provenance: George James.
Dimensions: 11.7cm high x 8cm wide x 2.6cm depth.
Stand: Hardwood fitted stand.

Turquoise Lady

Carved Turquoise

H14

A bright Turquoise, carved as a kneeling lady holding a fan in one hand and a flowering branch in the other.

Chinese, 1900 - 1950.
Provenance: George A. Cohen.
Dimensions: 6.3cm high x 5.5cm wide x 2.8cm depth.
Stand: Hardwood fitted stand.

Guanyin, Dragon & Pearl

Carved coral Guanyin

H15

A large even coloured piece of Coral, carved as Guanyin, surrounded by a dragon and pearl riding above the waves.

Chinese, 1840 - 1900.
Provenance: George James.
Dimensions: 18cm long x 14.3cm high x 3.7cm depth.
Stand: Hardwood fitted stand.


Zodiac sign / Dragon

Reclining Cow

Carved carnelian cow.

H16

A red and white translucent carnelian carving, with attractive markings, in the form of a reclining cow.

Chinese, 1880 - 1910.
Provenance: George A. Cohen.
Dimensions: 10cm long x 5.2cm high x 4cm wide.

Zodiac sign / Bullock

Sampan Below Rocky Cliffs Seal

Soapstone seal.

H17

A finely carved Soapstone seal, with a small figure guiding a sampan through stormy seas with crested waves, beneath a towering rocky cliff, with a gnarled tree clinging to the edge of elaborately tiered rockwork extending around all four sides, inscribed Meng Yan xing shang ("For Meng Yan's heartfelt appreciation''). The use of the differing colours in this work really is masterly, the tree stands out in a dark russet colour, but even the figure's face is paler than his body and the boat is another pale russet tone.

Chinese, 18th century.
Provenance: Robert Kleiner.
Dimensions: 8.5cm high x 6.5cm wide x 6.5cm depth.

A lavender Jadeite Vase & Cover

Jadeite vase & cover.

H18

A carved Jadeite lavender vase, with loose ring handles, decorated in relief with a continuous design of dragon and clouds. The cover carved as a dog of fo.

Chinese, 19th century.
Provenance: George James.
Dimensions: 18cm high x 6.2cm wide x 4cm depth.
Stand: Hardwood fitted stand.

Zodiac sign / Dragon

Phoenix Chained Vase

Russet jade vase 15 links.

H19

A celadon and deep russet Jade, carved as a chained vase, making good use of the colour. The lid, carved with a phoenix in flight, is linked by a fifteen section chain to the vase that is carved with a flowering chrysanthemum spray.

Chinese, 1880 - 1910.
Provenance: Bill Spiers.
Dimensions: 17cm high x 8.5cm wide x 5cm depth.
Stand: Hardwood fitted stand.

Jade Chained Vase

Jade vase 28 links.

H20

Celadon jadeite chained vase with rope strap work and cover, with 28 links, hints of lavender and apple green, well hollowed.

Chinese, 1880 - 1910.
Provenance: George A. Cohen.
Dimensions: 21cm high x 9cm wide x 4cm depth.

White nephrite vase 20 links.

H21

A pure white nephrite chained vase, well hollowed, of an archaic bronze shape with a curled dragon on the cover. Another dragon with flowering prunus to which the (twenty section) chain links to the cover.

Chinese, 1880 - 1920.
Provenance: George A. Cohen.
Dimensions: 11.5cm high x 4.4cm wide x 2.6cm depth.


Zodiac sign / Dragon

Green jade vase 20 links

H22

An impressive double chained celadon green jadeite vase and cover. With dragon's head handles suspending loose rings to which each chain having ten loose double links are attached to the cover. Well hollowed, and splashes of emerald green well used to carve dragons in high relief.

Chinese, 1880 - 1920.
Provenance: Bill Spiers.
Dimensions: 23.5cm high x 10.5 wide x 8.5cm depth.

Zodiac sign / Dragon

Green Nephrite pair of bowls.

H23

A pair of spinach green nephrite bowls with a seal inscribed on the base.

Chinese, 1800 - 1860.
Provenance: Bill Spiers.
Seal: Chong Zhen nian zao.
Height: 7.4cm (19.5cm diameter top, 8.7cm diameter foot).

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Jade Seated Buddha

Grey Jade Buddha

H24

Grey, even colour, Jade Buddha.

Chinese, 1880 - 1920.
Provenance: George A. Cohen.
Dimensions: 13cm high x 4.4cm wide x4.5cm depth.

Qianlong circular jade screen

H25

Spinach jade circular screen with figures in a mountain landscape. Qianlong period.

Chinese, 1735 - 1795.
Provenance: Bill Spiers.
Dimensions: 23.5cm diameter x 1.3cm depth.


Zodiac sign / Bullock

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Green Jade Vase and Lid

Green jade vase and lid

H26 / DAD-01

Sage green well hollowed jade vase, with loose rings on shoulders and a lid with a mounted ruby. Qianlong period.

Chinese, 1735 - 1795.
Provenance: Bill Spiers.
Dimensions: 25cm high.
 

Phoenix on Rockwork Jade

Phoenix on Rockwork Jade

H27 / DAD-02

White Jade carved as a phoenix on rockwork.

Chinese, 1750 - 1850.
Provenance: Bill Spiers.
Dimensions: 15.5cm high, not including the stand.
 

Boy and Elephant Nephrite

Boy and Elephant Nephrite

H28 / DAD-03

Nephrite white/celadon carved as a boy with an elephant.

Chinese, 1735 - 1795.
Provenance: Bill Spiers.
Dimensions: 11.5cm high.
 

White and Russet Nephrite

White and Russet Nephrite

H29 / DAD-04

White and russet Nephrite carved as a mythological creature.

Chinese, 1735 - 1795.
Provenance: Bill Spiers.
Dimensions: 10cm high.
 

Pair of Ducks Nephrite

Pair of Ducks Nephrite

H30 / DAD-05

Pale celadon and darker olive nephrite carved as a pair of ducks.

Chinese, 1750 - 1850.
Provenance: Bill Spiers.
Dimensions: 11.5cm high, not including the stand.
 

Pebble Nephrite

Pebble Nephrite

H31 / DAD-06

Honey and russet pebble nephrite carved as an animal with a couple of young.

Chinese, 1750 - 1800.
Provenance: Bill Spiers.
Dimensions: 6.5cm long.
 

Light Grey Nephrite Sage and Assistant

Light Grey Jade Nephrite and Assistant

H32 / DAD-07

Light Grey Nephrite carved as a sage with his assistant.

Chinese, 1750 - 1800.
Provenance: Bill Spiers.
Dimensions: 8.5cm high not including the stand.