$18,960
Large Ivory Seal, China, probably Qianlong period (1736-1795), of columnar form, the top section carved in high relief of five sinuous dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst clouds, four in profile in various attitudes around the sides, one of frontal view on the top, the carving in seal script, reads, " Zhen Lu Yu Bao " (Imperial Treasure Protecting the Land), the ivory of warm honey tone, ht. 3 3/8, base 2 3/8 in. square. N.B. The Collection of Charles Chi-Jung Chu (1918-2008): Lot 766-887 The auction features the personal collections of paintings, calligraphy, books, and small collectibles of Charles J. Chu (1918-2008), much loved and admired professor, painter, calligrapher, curator, collector, scholar, and educator. Born in a small farming village in Hebei Province, China, Chu went to study at the National Central University in China. In 1945, he came to the United States to pursue graduate studies at the University of California at Berkeley and later at Harvard University. Chu then taught at Yale University for fifteen years before establishing and directing the Chinese program at Connecticut College. Jonathan Spence, the Sterling Professor of History at Yale and one of the foremost scholars of Chinese civilization, said Chu broke ranks with his colleagues by creating a program that set Chinese in the context of the liberal art; and that the Connecticut College program was one of the first to focus not just on language, but on politics, culture and art. Following C Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-06-26
