MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)

Details

A RARE BLACK AND GREENISH-GREY JADE BASIN
MING DYNASTY (1368-1644)
10 ¾ in. (27.4 cm.) diam.

Provenance

Ira and Nancy Koger Collection, Jacksonville, Florida.
Christie's New York, 19 September 2006, lot 18.

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Lot Essay

A very similar jade basin, of slightly larger size (29 cm. diam.), was excavated from the Dingling Mausoleum of the Wanli Emperor and two of his empresses, Wang Xijie and Dowager Xiaojing, and is illustrated in Gems of Beijing Cultural Relics Series – Jades, Beijing, 2002, no. 170.

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