California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 March 10, 2017  March 10, 2017

 Lot # 1140 
A WHITE JADE CARVED THREE RING ARMILLARY DISC    清乾隆 白玉雕北斗圖三連環


  • Dimension: Diameter: 4 3/4 in (12.1 cm)
  • Estimate From: $3800
  • Estimate To: $5800

Working like a gyroscope, each of the three rings carved from a circular cross-section of jade and carved to both sides in delicate raised relief. The outer ring depicting four mountains rising from waves, joined to the middle ring decorated with two of the four pairs of opposing dragon heads with bodies rendered in C-scrolls, the innermost ring with depictions of the seven stars of the Big Dipper and the moon. Qing Dynasty Qianlong period.


"可參考一極類似白玉雕三連環, 成交於香港蘇富比春拍 ""皇苑天工──中國宮廷藝術菁華"" 專場, 2011年4月, 拍品號2804. 來源: 洛杉磯Laguna Beach陳氏家族收藏"
Compare a very similar white jade three-ring disc, sold in Sotheby's Hong Kong in April 2011, Lot 2804