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8069
A FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE
MUGHAL STYLE VASE
Of tall and thin stick neck shape covered in
delicate raised-relief with an elaborate figural
tableaux of mythical celestial subject matter
and enmeshed within an elaborate network
of undercut and reticulated flower and vine
handles at the sides and neck suspending
separately carved rings two of which enclose
the lengthy chain handle securing the
similarly elaborate domical lid to the body
and terminating in a lotus leaf handle made
for suspension from an elaborate wooden
stand carved of consonant subject matter;
the stone of uniform slightly off-white hue.
7 3/4in (19.6cm) height of vase and lid
exclusive of chain and stand
US$8,000 - 12,000
Provenance
The Jade Collector, Beverly Hills, purchased
August 15, 2003
8070
A LARGE WHITE JADE DISH
Thinly carved in the Mughal style, the wide
and shallow interior surfaces covered by an
elaborately-composed shallow raised-relief
stylized lotus flower, the mouth rim encircled
by four reticulated leafy lotus blossoms
supported by the otherwise unadorned
exterior sides, the recessed base carved
in additional baroque-influenced stylized
floral ruyi patterns; the stone of translucent
greenish white hue flecked in black
inclusions.
11 1/2in (29cm) width over handles
US$6,000 - 8,000
Provenance
Robyn Turner Gallery, San Francisco,
California, purchased October 10, 2003
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