Strauss & co - 18 March 2019, Cape Town

THE DR JR AND MARY STRONG COLLECTION OF CHINESE AND JAPANESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART LOTS 52–109 27 76 A Chinese celadon jade two-handled vase, late Qing Dynasty carved in relief with a phoenix, scrolling cloud motifs, a dragon chasing a flaming pearl, the sides applied with s-scroll pierced handles, raised on a rocky outcrop base, the stone of yellowish mottled green tone, 13,8 cm high R  –   77 A Chinese celadon jade ‘dragon carp’ vase, late Qing Dynasty carved as a scaly fish-dragon leaping from stylised waves, the stone of mottled dark celadon tone with white and brown inclusions, hairline cracks, 16 cm high R  –   78 A Chinese pale celadon jade carved vase and cover group, late Qing Dynasty carved with a mythical beast supporting a covered vase on its back, the left side applied with a ring- handle, the right with a writhing chilong , the front and reverse of the vase carved with foliage, the cover with zoomorphic finial, the stone of pale celadon tone, the spurs chipped, 14 cm high R  –   79 A Chinese celadon jade ‘champion vase’ and covers, late Qing Dynasty each twin vase carved in relief with yin-yang motifs and conjoined by a chilong, each cover carved with ruyi -heads, the base carved with a mythical beast raised on four paw feet, the stone of mottled green tone with white and brown inclusions, hairline cracks, 11,6 cm high R  –   80 A Chinese celadon jade carved boulder, late Qing Dynasty of irregular profile, the front carved with Lohan seated on a lotus throne in a grotto beneath pines, a mythical beast growling at his side, the reverse inscribed ’Jie xiang zhuang yan tu ’, and cyclical year for 1865, viewed by a figure from above with a double gourd vase, the foreground with a bat, the stone of mottled green and brown tones with white inclusions, 13,8 cm high R  –   76 77 78 79 80