QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

Name: A WHITE JADE 'THREE RAMS' GROUP
Brand: QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
Price: 80000.00 HKD
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised HKD 100,000

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HKD 80,000 - HKD 120,000

Closed: 11 Jun 2021

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A WHITE JADE 'THREE RAMS' GROUP

QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

Price Realised HKD 100,000

Closed: 11 Jun 2021

Price Realised HKD 100,000

Closed: 11 Jun 2021

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The piece is exquisitely carved in the round depicting a large, recumbent ram emitting a wispy cloud scroll from its mouth gathering in openwork coils to support a yin-yang symbol floating on its back. It is accompanied by two young rams playfully clambering on its side and its back. The well-polished stone is of an even white tone.
4³⁄₄ in. (12.1 cm.) wide, wood stand

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Lot Essay

The depiction of three rams, is an auspicious motif which represents the rebus , which may be translated as 'with three bring happiness', and expresses the wish for a burst of good luck, and good wishes for a new year or a new spring. It is no wonder that this was a popular subject during the Qing Dynasty.

Compare the present lot with published examples including two carvings in the collection of the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in , vol. 6, pp. 186 and 210, pls. 269 and 307; and another group illustrated in , Hong Kong, 1995, pl. 88, p. 108; one in the Tianjin Municipal Museum, illustrated in , Hong Kong, 1993, pl. 216; a group included in S. Marchant & Son's 80th Anniversary Exhibition, , London, 2005, Catalogue, p. 78, no. 74; one from the Alan and Simone Hartman Collection, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 27 November 2007, lot 1560; and another also from the Hartman Collection, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 28 November 2006, lot 1418.