A LARGE PALE CELADON JADE ONE-HANDLED LIBATION... Lot 21

A LARGE PALE CELADON JADE ONE-HANDLED LIBATION CUP, YI China, Ming Dynasty, 16th-17th century The bulbous body is raised on a tapering oval foot with raised edge, the mouth rim and the sides of the handle are crisply engraved with a frieze of grecques, the handle further detailed with a taotie mask pattern. The jade is of pale celadon tone. H: 5 cm – L: 16 cm – w: 7,8 cm Weight: 188 grams Provenance: An important collection of jade carvings, mostly Ming libation cups, properties from a French private collector, assembled over 20 years, pieces either bought privately or at public auction. 淡青玉单柄大酒杯 中国，明代，16-17世纪 Provenance: PROPERTIES FROM A FRENCH PRIVATE COLLECTOR A LARGE COLLECTION OF JADE CARVINGS ASSEMBLED OVER 20 YEARS, PIECES BOUGHT EITHER AT PUBLIC AUCTION OR PRIVATELY [INTERNET KEYWORDS] CHINA, CHINESE, QING, ANTIQUE, CERAMIC, PORCELAIN, PAINTING, SCROLL, JADE, DYNASTIE, JAPANESE, VIETNAMESE