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IMPORTANT CHINESE ART FROM THE JUNKUNC COLLECTION | 瓊肯珍藏重要中國藝術

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A RARE WHITE JADE SQUARE FLOWER POT 晚明/康熙 十七至十八世紀 白玉盆
LATE MING DYNASTY-KANGXI PERIOD, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
來源:
The tapering sides are carved in relief with panels of comma spirals 史蒂芬 • 瓊肯三世（1978年逝）珍藏。
within plain borders and are raised on four shallow bracket supports at
the corners. The semi-translucent stone of pale greenish-white color has
an area of opaque mottling with some russet color.
Jade vessels of square shape appear to be quite rare. A
43 in. (11 cm.) square
white jade example with brown markings (13 cm. square),
carved on two sides with a continuous scene of a scholar
$30,000-50,000
walking below the branch of a pine tree in a landscape
PROVENANCE: setting, and on the other two sides with a poem describing
Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978) Collection. the scene, as well as on the base with a poem by the
Qianlong emperor, is illustrated in The Complete Collection
of Treasures of the Palace Museum - 41 - Jadeware (II), Hong
Kong, 1995, pp. 262-63, pl. 202, where it is dated
Ming dynasty.

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