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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
女史珍藏
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AN IMPERIAL LARGE SPINACH-GREEN 清十八 / 十九世紀 御製碧玉雕雙龍紐壐
JADE ‘DOUBLE-DRAGON’ SEAL 來源
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY 英國私人舊藏
The square seal is surmounted by a finial in the form of a double- S. Marchant & Son，倫敦，1998 年 9 月 23 日
headed dragon. The beast is detailed with bulging eyes, sharp
teeth, long whiskers and a scaly body, the two pairs of opposing 出版
horns conjoin above the articulated spine. The seal face has been Marchant & Son，倫敦，《85th Anniversary Exhibition of
left plain. Chinese Jades from Tang to Qing》，2010 年，136 號
5¿ in. (13 cm.) square, wood stand, box
HK$1,000,000-1,500,000 US$130,000-190,000
PROVENANCE
An English private collection
Sold by S. Marchant & Son, London, 23 September 1998
LITERATURE
Marchant & Son, London, 85th Anniversary Exhibition of Chinese
Jades from Tang to Qing, 2010, catalogue no. 136
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