A CELADON AND RUSSET JADE FIGURE OF A CAT, MID-QING China, late 17th to 18th century. The recumbent cat carved with its head turned to the rear, the two front paws stretched forward and placed together, thus forming an aperture to serve as a pendant, the tail curling behind. The translucent stone of an elegant celadon tone with patches of russet and dark brown hues. Provenance: The Private Collection of Irene and Wolfgang Zacke. The couple has been active in the art trade for well over half a century and were one of the first in Austria to offer Asian works of art for sale, starting in 1968. Since the late 1980s, they have been collecting ancient Chinese jades, building an extensive collection over the decades. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, few minuscule nicks, the stone with natural fissures, some of which have developed into small hairline cracks over time. Weight: 47.6 g Dimensions: Length 5.7 cm Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related pale celadon jade cat, dated to the Qianlong period, at Christie's London in Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles on 18 May 2012, lot 1132, sold for GBP 10,000. 清代中期青玉留皮雕臥貓擺件 中國，十七世紀末至十八世紀。臥貓頭轉向後方，兩隻前爪向前伸展並合，形成一個孔，可以作為挂件，尾巴向後捲曲。淺浮雕眼部，刻劃簡練卻異常生動。青色調的半透明石料，帶有赤褐色和深棕色脈絡。 來源：Irene 與Wolfgang Zacke收藏。這對夫妻一直活躍於藝術品行業已有半個多世紀，自1968年起他們開始在奧地利經營亞洲藝術品，是最早的商人之一。自1980年代後期以來，他們一直在收集中國古玉，數十年來建立了一個大規模的收藏。 品相：品相極好，輕微磨損，些微划痕，帶有天然紋理的石頭，隨著時間的推移，其中一些已經發展成細小的裂縫。 重量：47.6 克 尺寸：長 5.7 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相近的青玉臥貓，乾隆時期，見倫敦佳士得 Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles 2012年5月18日 lot 1132, 售價GBP 10,000。