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A FINELY CARVED WHITE AND 明 白玉透雕穿蓮龍爐頂
RUSSET JADE ‘DRAGON’ FINIAL
MING DYNASTY
intricately worked and reticulated with a dragon
entwined within a dense network of lotus blooms
borne on curling stems, the mythical beast
rendered with an upturned snout above a pearl,
all supported on an oval base pierced with four
small apertures, the lightly variegated greyish-
white and russet stone skilfully utilised with a
russet patch accentuating a lotus bloom and
flaming wisp, wood stand
7.3 cm, 2⅞ in.
HK$ 60,000-80,000
US$ 7,700-10,200
