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A SONG-STYLE WHITE JADE
CYLINDRICAL BEAD
Smoothly carved with long faceted sides, and
ridges at the terminals, hollowed all the way
through and with a red cord, the stone of even
pale-white tone, box.
6.7cm (2 3/4in) (2).
£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 26,000
白玉雕管形飾
Provenance: Durwin Tang Collection
來源:鄧德雍收藏
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TWO WHITE JADE CYLINDRICAL BEADS
The larger deftly carved in shallow relief with
an elegant orchid and butterfly around the
exterior, a calligraphic inscription and seal
mark, all between key-fret borders, the stone
of even pale-white tone, 6.2cm (2 1/2in) high;
the smaller tube with raised bosses around
the exterior, the stone of pale-white tone.
2.3cm (1in) long. (2).
£2,000 - 3,000
CNY18,000 - 26,000
白玉管形飾兩件
Provenance: Durwin Tang Collection
來源:鄧德雍收藏
The seal reads ‘wen wan (文玩)’ or ‘object for
enjoyment’ and the inscription on the tube is a
line by the poet Xu Wei 徐渭 (1521-1593) on
orchids and reads:
一香已足壓千紅
‘The fragrance of one [orchid] is enough to
surpass a thousand other flowers’.
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