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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
         2911
         A MAGNIFICENT AND VERY RARE JADEITE
         ‘BUDDHIST LION’ TRIPOD CENSER AND COVER
         LATE QING DYNASTY
         The censer stands on three short legs each surmounted by a
         Buddhist lion head, the shoulders are decorated with two loose-
         ring Buddhist lion mask handles carved in high relief with an
         alert expression and a long scrolling tongue. The domed cover
         is decorated with three flower sprays and is surmounted by an
         openwork finial carved as a Buddhist lion and cub playing with
         a beribboned brocade ball. The stone is of a mottled apple green
         tone.
         7 ‰ in. (19.8 cm.) wide, wumu wood stand and fitted box
         Estimate on Request
         ΑӲྩせ


         ᓒ᪺   ⠣ἕ㢴㹪᨟‎⡪ờ㖳⯰ᷴ
         ‐⨿ℱ㐏卿஋ᆨ卿ិ㯝卿䀦⭬卿⫒ݦڬ㱈ཌ♑䂆⪆卿पഩӬ
         ∪卿⭬ӴᝳӲ⃹㲛ुᅴ㑷ǯ⸌஋ᖊ㮱卿㫌Ɽࢭ⡠卿ӳ㱈എ⃹
         ཐ⃹㟏ǯ
         A gemmological cerificate from the Hong Kong Jade & Stone Laboratory Limited
         confirms the present lot is natural green jadeite.
         ᫉଍⣌㲞ᳰℱ⒢㦶໸ԋᇵ᳭㉹卿㌴༰ἃ഍὞⓷ℱ㐏⩀⨿ǯ







































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