Page 248 - Sotheby's Chinese Art and Porcelain Auction New York September 12, 2018

PROPERTY

FROM A HONG
KONG PRIVATE

COLLECTION

LOTS 325!335

325

A CELADON AND BROWN JADE
‘CHILONG’ WATER POT
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH
CENTURY

the oblong coupe with deep sides broadening
toward the shoulder, the oval mouth opening to
a well-hollowed interior, the exterior carved in
high relief with three sinuous chilong of various
sizes scaling the sides, two of the dragons
confronting one another by the vessel’s mouth
and the third grasping a lingzhi, the pale green
stone streaked with dark brown veins
Length 5 in., 12.7 cm
$ 6,000-8,000
325
㶭⋩ℓġİġ⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ曺䌱晽坕漵䲳
㯜䙪

326
A SMALL AGATE ‘CHILONG’
POURING VESSEL
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

of oval section, the thinly carved walls rising
to an undulating rim and a sloping spout, a
sinuous chilong scaling the side opposite the
spout, its bifurcated tail sweeping under the
vessel to form a V-shaped foot, the stone a
creamy white color with splashes of peach
tones
Width 2⅛ in., 5.4 cm
$ 4,000-6,000
㶭⋩ℓᶾ䲨ġġġ䐒䐁晽坕漵䲳⮷䙫

326

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