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VARIOUS PROPERTIES
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A PALE CELADON AND RUSSET JADE DOUBLE
‘CABBAGE AND COCKEREL’ VASE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The well-hollowed double vase is naturalistically carved in the
form of an upright cabbage, the tips of the leaves slightly curled
around the sides bearing a butterfly and a praying mantis, beside a
standing cockerel to the right. His feathers and the leafy veins of
the cabbage lightly incised. The stone is of a pale whitish-green
tone highlighted by areas of russet and white inclusions.
6 À/”◊ in. (15.7 cm.) high, box
HK$1,500,000-2,500,000 US$200,000-320,000
清十八 / 十九世紀 青白玉大吉百財花插
(another view 另一面)
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