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A RARE JADE ‘DRAGON AND 明 玉雕蒼龍教子鎮紙
PHOENIX’ PAPERWEIGHT
MING DYNASTY
of irregular form, powerfully worked with a dragon
soaring through ruyi cloud scrolls and chasing a
pearl, surrounded by six smaller chilong, one side
of the stone further picked out with a phoenix and
a mythical beast, the substantial stone of a glossy
rich black colour suffused with grey and russet
patches, stand
9 cm, 3½ in.
HK$ 500,000-700,000
US$ 64,000-89,500
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