Rare jade vessel to headline Sotheby's sale

Rare jade vessel to headline Sotheby's sale

This week, a rare jade washer from the Qing Dynasty will lead Sotheby's 'Important Chinese Art' sale in London Held on November 7, this will be the first event at which the piece has made an appearance since the International Exhibition of Chinese Art at London's Royal Academy of Arts, which ran between 1935 and 1936 It was also featured in a well-known publication, Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages, which was released in 1936.

"This piece really ticks all the boxes a major collector would want." The washer is carved from spinach-green Khotan jade, a prized material in Chinese culture, and displays a rich lustre It features two large animal-head handles and four smaller handles, all with freely moveable rings The washer is expected to fetch US$775,000 to approximately US$1 million at auction. Source