LOT 170 18th century A very rare white jade 'conch shell' waterpot
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11cm (4 3/8in) long.
A very rare white jade 'conch shell' waterpot
18th century Naturalistically carved with a spiral point and a fluted body resting on a base of finely incised swirling waves, the well-polished stone of a pale white tone with faint milky-white inclusions. 11cm (4 3/8in) long.
|十八世紀 白玉海螺形水盂Provenance: an English private collection來源:英國私人收藏The conch shell is one of the Eight Buddhist Emblems or bajixiang, and is symbolic of the pervasive far-reaching sound of the Buddha's teachings, which awakens one from the deep slumber of ignorance. As conch shells were closely associated with Buddhist rituals, it is not common to find jade waterpots or brushwashers in this form as a utensil for the traditionally Confucian literati's desk. The syncretic religious observances of many scholars allowed crossovers of ritual-inspired vessels from various belief systems. There are ten white real conch shells, 18th century, used in Buddhist rituals at Court in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, two of which are illustrated in Monarchy and Its Buddhist Way: Tibetan-Buddhist Ritual Implements in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1999, pp.154-155, no.65.See also a large white jade conch shell, 18th century, the exterior carved in low-relief with the bajixiang, from the Walter and Phyllis Shorenstein Collection, which was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 1 December 2010, lot 2960. Compare also with a similar white jade brushwasher in the form of a conch shell, Jiaqing, which was sold at Sotheby's London, 7 November 2012, lot 249.
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