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A RETICULATED WHITE JADE CIRCULAR ‘DRAGON’ PLAQUE A PALE CELADON JADE ‘CHILONG’ DOUBLE HANDLED CUP
Ming Dynasty Ming Dynasty
Carved with a sinuous dragon with long mane coiled dramatically The well-hollowed cup with deep rounded sides, each handle formed
among flames. as a chi dragon biting the rim and grasping it with two front paws,
6.5cm (2 5/8in) diam. the lower legs clinging round the exterior of the bowl.
14cm (5 1/2in) long
£3,000 - 5,000
HK$29,000 - 49,000 £5,000 - 8,000
CNY26,000 - 43,000 HK$49,000 - 78,000
CNY43,000 - 68,000
Provenance
A London private collection amassed between the 1970s and 1990s Provenance
and thence by descent. A London private collection amassed between the 1970s and 1990s
and thence by descent.
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