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A white jade vase and cover
18th/19th century
The stone of very pale even hue, crisply carved
in low relief with a bird in flight beside a twisting
branch issuing two tree peony blossoms, the
reverse similarly carved with a chick sheltering
beneath two further tree peony blossoms, the
smooth neck flanked by chilong loose-ring handles,
the cover with a Buddhist finger citron, leaves and
a twisted trunk carved in low relief beneath the
knop carved as a blossoming chrysanthemum,
wood stand.
19.7cm(7¾in) high (3).
£5,000 - 8,000
HK$62,000 - 100,000
CNY49,000 - 79,000
十八/十九世紀 白玉雕花鳥紋螭龍耳活環蓋瓶
Provenance: an English private collection
來源：英國私人收藏

The Property of a Gentleman 紳士藏品
131
A white jade ‘bird and peach’ cup
18th century
The translucent white stone smoothly carved as
half a peach issuing from a three-pronged leafy
branch, an exotic long-tailed bird perching on the
branch and bending forward as if to drink from the
cup, a delicately pointed spout opposite the bird,
wood stand.
9cm (3½in) long (2 ).
£6,000 - 10,000
HK$75,000 - 120,000
CNY59,000 - 98,000
十八世紀 白玉雕鳥柄桃式杯
Provenance: A Western private collection
來源：西方私人收藏

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