Octagonal Celadon Jade Bowl with Musician Frieze and Knop

An octagonally lobed celadon jade bowl and cover thinly carved…
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An octagonally lobed celadon jade bowl and cover thinly carved with rounded sides springing from the short lobed foot and delicately carved in low relief on the exterior with a frieze of seated musicians between a band of upright petals at the base and a key-fret border around the rim, the high domed cover with matching decoration below a large circular knop carved as a flowerhead with radiating petals, wood stand, fitted box (3) 12.3 cm diameter. Provenance: Hartman Rare Art, New York, 8 September, 2010

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  • Frieze - An architectural term denoting the flat, shaped or convex horizontal surface of furniture, between the architrave and the cornice, usually found on a cabinet or bookcase, or on desks and tables where it may include drawers, the area between the top and the legs. In ceramics, the term refers to the banding, of usually a repeating pattern, on the rims of plates and vases.

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