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A WHITE JADE ‘KUI DRAGON’ VASE ᪺ڊՌˡ☹ Ⅾἕ૤㹪⭧૔♄ବ჎⡪⯰⁅
AND COVER
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QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY ܂ࡘᦆԱ⁥䢮 䢯䢲ᑔᓢᗆ⬼ḓ࿍䢲㷄Ⲭバਫ਼๷䢲
Նⳉᑞ ໝ͠ע
The flattened baluster body is carved on each side
with a wan symbol between a pair of coiled archaistic ᢬⁄⨓ᰁ঑٘䢲㢯๼׊⭷䢲⛪ᚆᨤᔌ䢲᳦㢼ⅲⅲ˖̊★ިǐ४⒤ᢶ
kui dragons, above a large ruyi head enclosing a shou ܂ښḵ㡗ᕍൢ⿪ˏࣰͬྋۢോഢ⇂㏩ⅲⅭἔ⯯⁄䢲ܔូ㢯ͱ۵♃㨫
ۢ4ྋ⡩䢲ۿ۞⿉Ǘ᪹͞ἔ㢯̃⟞ǘ䢲܀٫䢲ॱ㙼ॱḛ ⴽǐ
character, below archaistic C-shaped scrolls. The
shoulders are flanked by a pair of S-shaped handles
carved with a chevron pattern. The cover is carved with
archaistic scrolls surmounted by an openwork finial with
six flanges supporting a flowerhead. The stone is of an
even, white tone with a slight greenish tinge and small
areas of pale russet specks.
10 ⅜ in. (25.8 cm.) overall height

HK$1,500,000-2,500,000
US$200,000-320,000

PROVENANCE:
George Walter Vincent Smith (1832-1923), Springfield,
Massachusetts, acquired prior to 1910

The present vase is particularly well-hollowed and the stone is
exceptionally even in tone. A white jade vase of similar form and
size, also carved with archaistic motifs and S-shaped handles,
was exhibited at National Museum of History, Jade: Ch’ing
Dynasty Treasures, Taipei, cat. no. 105.

The current vase on exhibit at the George Walter Vincent Smith Art
Museum, circa 1896 to 1910
ᕴሠި☼ᑞ ⦰ ໝ㡣〴ᑞ܂ࡘᦆⳔ⻒ښḵ㩉ൢᠹˮ

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