A CELADON AND RUSSET RICE-GRAIN PATTERN LIBATION CUP, YI China, Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th century The bulbous body is raised on a tapering oval foot with raised edge and the mouth rim is crisply carved with a narrow, double-channelled border. A ring handle shaped as a chi dragon is set opposite to the broad spout, and the body is carved with rows of bosses as well as with ideograms, one to each side, Fu (þªÅ) and a Shou (Õú¢). H: 4,5 cm L: 11 cm w: 6,5 cm Weight: 121 grams Provenance: - Christies South Kensington, London, United Kingdom, 2011/06/28, lot 22 (with original invoice); - An important collection of jade carvings, mostly Ming libation cups, properties from a French private collector, assembled over 20 years, pieces either bought privately or at public auction. ÚØÆÞÁñþÄëþ„þ‚Æþ‡†µØ» õ©¡Õø¢´‰îµÿÄõˆú´‰î16-17õ©ûþ‡¬ Provenance: PROPERTIES FROM A FRENCH PRIVATE COLLECTOR A LARGE COLLECTION OF JADE CARVINGS ASSEMBLED OVER 20 YEARS, PIECES BOUGHT EITHER AT PUBLIC AUCTION OR PRIVATELY [INTERNET KEYWORDS] CHINA, CHINESE, QING, ANTIQUE, CERAMIC, PORCELAIN, PAINTING, SCROLL, JADE, DYNASTIE, JAPANESE, VIETNAMESE