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GROUPE DE DEUX CANARDS MANDARINS EN JADE CÉLADON PÂLE ET ROUILLE
Lot 59 Property from a private European collection

GROUPE DE DEUX CANARDS MANDARINS EN JADE CÉLADON PÂLE ET ROUILLE

CHINE, XVIIÈME-XVIIIÈME SIÈCLE

Closed14 June 2023

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GROUPE DE DEUX CANARDS MANDARINS EN JADE CÉLADON PÂLE ET ROUILLE
CHINE, XVIIÈME-XVIIIÈME SIÈCLE
Il représente deux canards mandarins archaïsants affrontés, les ailes ramenées contre le corps. Ils tiennent chacun dans leur bec une tige de lotus fleurie.
Hauteur : 11,3 cm. (4 1/2 in.)

Formerly in the collection of Jan Habbema (1885-1970) acquired in Indonesia prior to 1936, thence by descent in the family.
Jan Habbema formed a vast and important collection of Chinese art whilst stationed as a high official in Bojonegoro in the Dutch East Indies, until 1936.

Specialist note

Two mandarin ducks symbolise fidelity and conjugal bliss and are invariably shown with the lotus, ‘he' or ‘lian', homonyms for ‘harmony’ and ‘continuous’. In this context similar groups are a frequent subject in Chinese art and appropriate wedding gifts.