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PROPERTY FROM AN AMERICAN PRIVATE
COLLECTION
A CELADON JADE ARCHAISTIC
‘CHILONG’ VASE
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
of lobed gu form, the sinuous chilong carved in
high relief crawling across the spreading foot,
globular center, and tall ß aring neck of the
vessel, the glossy stone a pale sea-green color
dappled with small white and russet inclusions
Height 5⅛ in., 13 cm
$ 4,000-6,000
㶭⋩ℓᶾ䲨ġġġ曺䌱晽坕漵䲳㴟㢈⺷
剙如
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A PALE CELADON JADE CENSER AND
COVER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH
CENTURY
of gui form, the rounded sides supported on
a splayed foot and set with a pair of upright
everted handles, the body carved in relief with
dissolved taotie masks against an incised leiwen
ground, the domed cover carved with openwork
lotus scroll beneath a band of lappets and a
312 ‘mythical beast’ knop, wood stand (3)
Width 5¾ in., 14.6 cm
PROVENANCE
East Coast Private Collection, acquired in
Beijing circa 1900.
Sotheby’s New York, 17th-18th September
2013, lot 146.
$ 30,000-50,000
㶭⋩ℓġİġ⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ曺䘥䌱晽䌠朊
䲳䄷䆸
Ը๕
伶⚳㜙Ⱡ䥩Ṣ㓞啷炻䲬1900⸜⼿㕤⊿Ṕ
䲸䲬喯㭼2013⸜9㚰17军18㖍炻䶐嘇146
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