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AN ARCHAISTIC SPINACH-GREEN JADE BOX AND COVER
MARK AND PERIOD OF QIANLONG
清乾隆 碧玉仿古饕餮紋方蓋盒
《乾隆年製》款
of square section, the cover with straight sides rising to a flat
top with a key-fret incised canted border, enclosing a superbly
worked and stylised quatrefoil accentuated with scrollwork,
key-fret bands and ruyi motifs, each of the straight sides
decorated with a taotie mask, the box with a constricted tall
plain flange, the centre of the base gilt-incised with a four-
character reign mark, the stone of a rich spinach-green colour
with faint white veins and dark speckles, wood stand
15.9 cm, 6¼ in.
HK$ 500,000-700,000
US$ 64,000-90,000
Mark
