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A PAIR OF SPINACH JADE CUPS
Qianlong yuzhi marks and of the period A SPINACH JADE TWIN VASE
Each cup of elongated ovoid section with thinly sectioned walls Qianlong four-character mark, late Qing/Republic period
tapering sharply inward above the well-cut foot, the four-character Including an oval sectioned baluster-form vase with reticulated strap
mark in seal script incised across the recessed base and colored with handles and cover joined to a quadrilobate gu-form vase by a five-
gilt pigment, the matrix richly mottled in shades of green and marked clawed scaly dragon and three sinuous chilong chasing flaming
with black and milky white inclusions. pearls, the neck of the baluster-form vase bearing the four-character
2 5/8in (6.8cm) high mark incised on the side reversing the five-clawed dragon, the two
vases supported on a stepped plinth deeply undercut with strap
US$8,000 - 12,000 work dragons; the richly hued matrix marked throughout with black
inclusions.
11 3/4in (29.8cm) height overall
US$10,000 - 15,000
Provenance
two small circular labels attached, one printed A. V. and M. R. Santos
London, the other printed K. R. Rizk Collection
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