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A VERY PALE GREEN JADE BALUSTER VASE AND COVER                         and thence by descent
Qianlong/Jiaqing
The translucent even pale green elegantly carved as a smooth           來源: 顯貴英國私人收藏,並由後人保存迄今
flattened baluster vase supported on a stepped spreading foot, with a
high shoulder and tapering neck flanked by a pair of mythical beast-   The present jade vase was left unadorned except for the handles
head handles, the cover surmounted by a bud finial, wood stand.        by the master craftsman, emphasising the faultless quality of the
13.5cm (5 1/3in) high (3).                                             jade stone. Compare with a related larger white jade vase and
                                                                       cover, Qianlong, illustrated by T.Fok, The Splendour of Jade: The
£8,000 - 12,000       CNY73,000 - 110,000                              Songzhutang Collection of Jade, Hong Kong, 2011, pl.135.
HK$88,000 - 130,000	

清乾隆/嘉慶 青白玉獸首耳蓋瓶
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