A SPINACH GREEN JADE RETICULATED CENSER AND COVER, LATE QING TO REPUBLIC PERIOD
China, 1850-1930. The base supported by four cabriole legs, the rounded sides surmounted by an everted rim flanked by cloud-pattern handles suspending loose rings, the three-tiered cover surmounted by a neatly pierced knop finial, from which the incense smokes may evaporate. Finely carved, the reticulated rim with wan designs repeated on the three-tiered cover suspending four smaller loose rings per tier and on the knop finial. The thin translucent jade of a spinach green tone with dark specks.


Provenance
: Collection of Ted Adameck, thence by descent in the same family. Ted Adameck (1924-2019) was a legendary collector of Netsuke, Japanese and Chinese art, active for many decades, operating two antique shops in Honolulu and writing countless articles and books on Netsuke as well as many others on Asian art and culture.

Condition:
Excellent condition with only minor wear and minimal weathering, with some nicks and scratches. The stone with natural inclusions and fissures, some of which have developed into small hairlines.

Weight: 614.7 g
Dimensions: Height 19.2 cm


Auction result comparison:

Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s London, 13 May 2014, lot 248
Price: GBP 6,250 or approx.
EUR 10,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A spinach-green jade twin-handled censer and cover, 19th/20th century
Expert remark: Note the smaller size (14 cm).




清末民初菠菜綠玉活環耳蓋爐


中國，1850-1930年。爐蓋呈三層寶塔式，圓形蓋鈕鏤空穿孔，香煙透過小孔升起，精雕細琢的網狀邊緣與柔和的線條，蓋子每層都懸掛著四個小活環。爐口折沿，兩側雲紋耳口啣活環，底座四腿。爐身呈半透明狀，呈菠菜綠色，帶有黑色斑點。


來源：
美國Ted Adameck收藏，自此同一家族世代相傳。Ted Adameck (1924-2019) 是Netsuke的傳奇收藏家，活躍了幾十年，在檀香山經營兩家古董店，寫了無數有關該主題的文章和書籍，以及許多其他有關亞洲藝術和文化的文章。

品相：
狀況良好，輕微磨損和風化，有一些刻痕和劃痕。石料上有天然內沁和紋理，有的已發展成細小的裂紋。

重量：614.7 克
尺寸：高 19.2 釐米


拍賣結果比較：

形制：相近
拍賣：倫敦佳士得，2014年5月13日，lot 248
價格：GBP 6,250（相當於今日
EUR 10,500
）
描述：十九至二十世紀菠菜綠雙耳環爐蓋
專家評論：請注意尺寸較小 (14 釐米)。