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CHINESE JADES FROM THE COLLECTION OF T. EUGENE WORRELL
A WHITE JADE `BUTTERFLY’ PLAQUE
18TH CENTURY
Details
A WHITE JADE 'BUTTERFLY’ PLAQUE
18TH CENTURY
The plaque is carved as a stylized butterfly with spread wings and its body superimposed with a sprig of lingzhi. The stone is of even tone.
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) wide
18TH CENTURY
The plaque is carved as a stylized butterfly with spread wings and its body superimposed with a sprig of lingzhi. The stone is of even tone.
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm.) wide
Provenance
Ormonde Gallery, London, 7 December 1992.
Literature
J. Ayers, A Jade Menagerie: Creatures Real and Imaginary from the Worrell Collection, London, 1993, no. 41.
Exhibited
Charlottesville, Worrell Family Offices Gallery, 1994-2022.
Brought to you by
Rufus Chen (陳嘉安)
Head of Sale, AVP, Specialist