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A fine jadeite ‘dragon’ vase and cover
19th century
The vessel carved with great intricacy and
delicacy in high relief encircled by four
energetic writhing dragons in pursuit of
flaming pearls amidst cloud scrolls, raised on a
stepped foot surrounded by elaborate swirling
waves, the cover surmounted by an openwork
carving of a finial enclosing a writhing dragon,
the lustrous stone of white tone with attractive
apple-green inclusions, wood stand, box.
21.5cm (8in) high (4).
£25,000 - 40,000
HK$290,000 - 470,000
CNY240,000 - 380,000
十九世紀 翡翠鏤雕龍紋蓋瓶
Provenance: a Canadian private collection
來源: 加拿大私人收藏
Compare a related white jade ‘dragon’ vase
and cover, Qing dynasty, from the Qing
Court collection, illustrated in The Complete
Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum:
Jadeware (II), Beijing, 2008, pl.21. The deft
carving of the high-relief dragon may also
be compared to that on a pale grey-green
jade ‘dragon and phoenix’ vase and cover,
dated to the Qianlong period, illustrated by
S.H.Hansford in Chinese Carved Jades, London,
1968, pl.87.
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