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34 A CELADON JADE SCROLL
WEIGHT
㶭 曺 QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
⋩ 䌱 modeled as a long rectangular bar with a short rectangular knop,
ḅ 晽 the upper surface carved in intaglio with two sinuous chilong
ᶾ 坕 crawling towards the knop, their faces, scales and bushy manes
䲨ġġġ 漵 all articulated with bold incised lines, the sides carved with a
䲳 scrolling vine, the base with a ß oral diaper pattern, and the knop
捖 with C-scrolls and dots, the stone a pale celadon tone ß ecked
䳁 with small white inclusions
Length 7⅞ in., 20 cm
PROVENANCE
Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 23rd November 1982.
Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016)
Irving, no. 410.
႒ $ 3,000-5,000
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CHINESE ART FROM THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART: THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING GIFT 103
