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A SMALL SPINACH-GREEN JADE ARCHAISTIC
VASE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
carved around the body with a frieze of stylised taotie
masks, the neck decorated with confronting plantain
leaves, flanked by a pair of kui phoenix handles, the stone
of a variegated green colour with dark specks and light
inclusions
Height 13 cm, 5⅛ in.
£ 2,000-3,000
HK$ 19,600-29,300 US$ 2,500-3,750
清十八/十九世紀 碧玉饕餮紋夔鳳耳瓶
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A CELADON JADE ARCHAISTIC HANGING VASE
AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
of rectangular section and archaistic you form, applied
with a flange on each corner, the bulbous body rendered
in relief on each side with a taotie mask, the neck
flanked by a pair of loop handles interlinked with a long
118 arched handle, the cover carved with a yinyang pendant
supported by a stand detailed with stylised scrolls, the
stone an even celadon colour
(2)
Height 16 cm, 6⅜ in.
£ 3,000-5,000
HK$ 29,300-48,900 US$ 3,750-6,300
清十八世紀 青白玉仿古饕餮紋提樑卣
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