A WHITE JADE FIGURE OF AN IMMORTAL AND ATTENDANT, 18TH CENTURY

White jade of almost absolute purity, with only one faint vein of russet. Very fine surface polish.

China, Qing dynasty, 18th century

Published: The Property of Mr Philip Cardeiro, Carol Michaelson, Knapton Rasti Asian Art, London 2009, lot 126.

A white jade group of a standing immortal, sporting a long moustache and finely incised beard, wearing flowing robes and a tall tabbed hat with a fixing pin and raised chrysanthemum flower on top, an attendant beside him holds a large ruyi spray with both hands, which extends over his head, the reverse with folds of clothes and a neatly carved shou sign on the back of the immortal’s head.

Shape: Statue
Dimensions: Height 7,8 cm
Weight: 99,6 grams
Condition: Absolutely perfect condition
Provenance: The Philip Cardeiro collection of Chinese jade, built from 1968 until the early 1990s, one label to back

Auction results comparison: Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. Christies, London, 13 May 2014, lot 224. (for an 18th century white jade figure of the same subject, but smaller)
CHINESE ART. Sotheby’s, 01 JUNE 2015, HONG KONG, lot 686. (for a white and russet jade figure with the same subject)

清朝白玉仙人童子擺件，18世紀
幾近純白玉，一絲微小的色沁，表面磨光非常良好
中國，清朝，18世紀
出版物：編號126，Philip Cardeiro先生珍藏品集，Carol Michaelson著，Knapton Rasti亞洲藝術品公司出版，倫敦，2009年。
此白玉擺件雕刻一位長鬍鬚的老仙人，身著優雅長袍，頭頂菊花高帽，高帽後刻有”壽”字。一旁的童子手持如意，並肩齊行。
形狀：人物形狀
尺寸：高7.8厘米
重量：99.6克
品相極好
美國知名收藏家C.PHILIP CARDEIRO先生珍藏品，於1968年至1990年代大量收藏中國藝術品。
類似拍品：一件較小的18世紀白玉仙人童子，參見佳士得《中國瓷器及工藝精品》，倫敦，2014年5月13日，拍品編號224。一件白玉帶皮仙人童子，參見蘇富比《中國藝術珍品》，2015年6月1日，香港，拍品編號686。