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AN EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC
MARRIAGE BOWL
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD
清乾隆 白玉獸面紋福壽長青三獸首銜環奩
superbly worked with rounded sides supported on five 來源：
splayed ruyi feet, the lipped rim decorated with three flat 倫敦佳士得1973年2月7日，編號175
archaistic mask handles rendered with angular scrollwork and
accentuated with studs, each handle suspending a loose ring,
the exterior of the vessel echoing the archaistic motifs and
decorated with taotie masks and studs, the interior worked
in low relief with lush Chinese evergreen leaves and berries,
a lingzhi bloom depicted issuing from the stem, the lustrous
white stone with faint inclusions, wood stand
22.7 cm, 8⅞ in.
PROVENANCE
Christie’s London, 7th February 1973, lot 175.
HK$ 3,000,000-4,000,000
US$ 384,000-515,000
