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A SPINACH-GREEN JADE ARCHAISTIC POURING VESSEL AND The shape of the present lot was inspired by a bronze wine pouring
COVER, YI vessel from the Eastern Zhou dynasty, yi, and the Indian lotus motif
19th century came from Hindustan influence, which made the vessel a combination
The stepped sides extended on one side forming the spout, opposite of the East and West. Similar design with Indian lotus is found on a
an archaistic chi dragon loop handle, all supported on three ruyi white jade archaistic pouring vessel in the Baur Collection, illustrated
bracket feet below a flat base, the body carved in relief with stylised in The Baur Collection: Chinese Jades and other Hardstones, P.F.
Indian lotus divided by a narrow rope-twist border, the stone of Schneeberger, Geneva, 1976, pl.B73.
spinach-green tone with occasional black inclusions.
15cm (6in) wide. 碧玉質，蓋穹頂，捉手雕兩層弦紋，蓋頂浮雕四面繩紋，其內淺浮雕
番蓮紋一朵，蓋與身子母口，仿古螭龍形雙鋬，短流，匜身亦雕紐繩
HKD80,000 - 100,000 紋分隔，其內淺浮雕番蓮紋，平底，下承三如意雲頭小足。
US$10,000 - 13,000
此器取形自東周青銅匜，而番蓮又有痕都斯坦風格，可謂古今東西合
十九世紀 碧玉番蓮紋仿古匜 璧。 瑞士日內瓦鮑氏東方藝術館藏一件白玉番蓮紋仿古匜和本件極
似，見P.F. Schneeberger著，《The Baur Collection: Chinese Jades
and other Hardstones》，日內瓦，1976年，B73。

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