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AN ARCHAISTIC PALE CELADON
JADE INCENSE BURNER AND
COVER
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
the compressed globular body raised on three cabriole
legs, carved around the exterior with taotie masks divided
by a large pair of dragon head handles suspending loose
rings, the domed cover similarly carved and surmounted by
a pierced dragon finial, the stone of very pale celadon-white
colour with a small area of russet skin
(2)
18.5 cm, 7¼ in.
‡ £ 20,000-30,000
HK$ 203,000-304,000 US$ 25,900-38,800
清十九世紀 青白玉仿古饕餮紋活環三足蓋爐
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PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE SCANDINAVIAN COLLECTOR
A PALE CELADON AND RUSSET
JADE ‘SCHOLARS’ BOULDER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
fashioned with a craggy mountainscape, the front face deftly
worked in various depths of relief with two figures standing on
a bridge, sheltered below overhanging pine trees and shrubs
amongst jagged rockwork, with a gushing waterfall crashing
into foaming currents in the background, the reverse with
further rocks and foliage, the stone of a pale celadon-white
tone attractively highlighted with caramel-russet skin along the
sides and the base, wood stand
(2)
16 cm, 6¼ in.
£ 15,000-20,000
HK$ 152,000-203,000 US$ 19,400-25,900
清十八世紀 青白玉訪友圖山子
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