A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE ‘CHILONG’ SEAL, QING DYNASTY China, 18^th-19^th century. Of irregular rounded form, the knob carved in openwork with a chilong crouching on its muscular limbs with raised back, the tail curling under the body, the seal incised with swirling clouds below the chilong, the seal face left plain. The translucent stone of an even white tone accented with russet skin as well as darker russet veins and shadings.

Provenance: Adrian M. Joseph, c. 2003. British private collection, acquired from the above. Adrian Malcolm Joseph started studying and collecting Chinese ceramics during the late 1950s. He published various important papers and books including Ming Porcelains: Their Origins and Development (1971) and Chinese and Annamese Ceramics found in the Philippines and Indonesia (1973). He and his wife Phyllis began collecting Japanese art in the late 1960s, initially acquiring ceramics from important dealers such as Shimojo in Tokyo. Joseph became a Director of Hugh Moss Ltd. in the 1970s.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and few small nicks, the stone with natural fissures, some of which have developed into small hairline cracks over time.

Weight: 28.7 g
Dimensions: Height 3.3 cm

Auction result comparison: Compare a related white and russet jade seal with a chilong, dated to the 19^th century, at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art on 7 April 2013, lot 3214, sold for HKD 437,500.

清代白玉螭龍鈕印
中國，十八至十九世紀。不規則圓形，鏤空雕刻螭龍鈕，身材矯健，翹背，尾巴捲曲在身下；螭龍下方刻有旋雲，印面平整。半透明的玉料，呈均勻的白色色調，局部赤褐色皮以及紋理。

來源: Adrian M. Joseph, 約2003年；英國私人收藏，購於上述收藏；Adrian Malcolm Joseph 在 1950 年代後期開始研究和收集中國陶瓷。他發表了多篇重要論文和著作，包括《Ming Porcelains: Their Origins and Development》（1971）和《Chinese and Annamese Ceramics found in the Philippines and Indonesia》（1973）。他和他的妻子Phyllis在 1960 年代後期開始收集日本藝術品，最初是從東京的 Shimojo 等重要經銷商處購買陶瓷。 Joseph 在 1970 年代成為 Hugh Moss Ltd. 的董事。
品相: 狀況良好，少量磨損與刻痕，有天然裂痕的玉料，隨著時間的推移，有些裂痕已經發展成細小的裂縫。

重量: 28.7 克
尺寸: 高3.3 厘米

拍賣結果比較: 比較一件相近的十九世紀螭龍白玉印，見香港蘇富比Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art 2013年4月7日 lot 3214, 售價HKD 437,500。