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A WHITE JADE ‘DRAGON’-HANDLED
CUP
MING DYNASTY
the thin, bell-shaped sides supported on a
low, straight foot, carved to either side with
a dragon-form double-loop handle, the scaly
beast standing on two feet, arching its back,
and grasping the rim in its mouth, the long
tail curling below forming the second loop,
inscribed a with later-added Qianlong yuyong
four-character mark to the base and a Jiaqing
yuyong mark to the outside of the foot, the
stone a milky white color with opaque white and
scattered russet inclusions
Width 4 in., 10.2 cm
$ 20,000-30,000
㖶ġġġ䘥䌱晽漵俛䙫
˪Ḧ昮⽉䓐˫˪▱ㄞ⽉䓐˫⼴≈㫦

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