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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
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A SMALL INSCRIBED PALE CELADON JADE LIBATION CUP A SMALL WHITE JADE ‘DUCK AND LOTUS’ FINIAL
17TH CENTURY YUAN DYNASTY (1271-1368)
The cup is carved with a cursive poetic inscription signed Zi Gang, beside pine The fnial is intricately carved and pierced in the form of a duck seated upon
branches and pavilions. The reticulated handle is carved and pierced in the a lotus leaf, surrounded by fowering branches, with one stem clasped in its
form of a bird perched upon fowering prunus branches, inset with a red stone. mouth. The stone is of a pale tone with a few minor areas of russet inclusion.
The stone is of a pale even tone with some minor streaked inclusions. 2 in. (5 cm.) high, hongmu stand
4 in. (10 cm.) wide
£2,000-4,000 $2,900-5,600
£1,500-2,500 $2,200-3,500 €2,300-4,600
€1,800-2,900

PROVENANCE
PROVENANCE Acquired in Asia in the early 20th century.
Acquired in Asia in the early 20th century.
元 白玉荷塘寶鴨鈕
明十七世紀 青白玉花鳥紋題詩杯
來源: 歐洲私人珍藏; 二十世紀初購自亞洲
來源: 歐洲私人珍藏; 二十世紀初購自亞洲

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