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69      AN ARCHAISTIC CELADON AND

                         RUSSET JADE BELL
                ⬳   曺    SONG - MING DYNASTY
                军   䌱    of pointed oval section, the body broadening toward the   Ը๕
                㖶ġġġ  晽  arched incurved mouth, each side bisected by a raised vertical
                    ầ    ß ange and carved in low relief with archaistic motifs including   ŔűŪůŬġħġŔŰů炻ΐ㔎炻IJĺĹĵ⸜IJı㚰IJĺ㖍
                    ⎌    a broad register enclosing a fantastic beast mask with wide   ἃ伭ΐ㕗ġĩIJĺijıĮijıIJĹĪġ⍲崓ỗ䈡ġĩIJĺIJĸĮijıIJķĪɀ
                    䌠    eyes, exposed fangs, and bovine horns, followed by narrower   㫸暚ằ⃟㓞啷炻䶐嘇ijķij
                    椾    registers of C-curls, keyfret, bosses, and rope-twist patterns,   ̈و
                    䲳    all surmounted by an integral suspension loop in the form of a
                    䶐    double-beast, the stone a pale celadon color with areas and veins   œŰŨŦųġŌŦŷŦųůŦġ䶐炻˪ŋŢťŦ˫炻ΐ㔎炻IJĺĺĶ⸜炻
                    揀    of opaque russet, Lucite stand (2)          枩IJĴ炻⚾IJı


                         Height 5⅜ in., 13.5 cm

                         PROVENANCE
                         Spink & Son, London, 19th October 1984.
                         Collection of Florence (1920-2018) and Herbert (1917-2016)
                         Irving, no. 262.

                         LITERATURE
                         Roger Keverne, ed., Jade, London, 1995, p. 13, Þ g. 10.
                         $ 10,000-15,000



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