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A FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE PHOENIX-FORM A WHITE JADE BUFFALO
WATER POT AND COVER QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) The recumbent horned buffalo is carved resting on its belly, with
its legs tucked under its body. The stone is of an even white tone
Carved from a large pebble, the vessel is in the form of a with minor white mottling.
recumbent phoenix, grasping in its beak a lingzhi branch, the 5 in. (12.7 cm.) wide, box
backward-turned neck and head of the bird are well carved in
high relief and openwork, the closed wings detailed with feathers HK$800,000-1,500,000 US$110,000-190,000
and project from the body above the curled tail feathers and
feet carved in low relief. The back is centred by a small circular 清十八世紀 白玉臥牛
aperture fitted with a recumbent phoenix-form finial. The stone is
of an attractive semi-translucent white tone with milky speckling
and small areas of russet inclusion.
4 √ in. (12.4 cm.) wide
HK$400,000-600,000 US$52,000-78,000
清乾隆 白玉鳳鳥啣芝帶蓋水丞
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