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A GREYISH-WHITE JADE ‘DRAGON AND
PHOENIX’ RUYI
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY
The head of the sceptre is finely carved with a crane grasping an
arrow in its beak in flight above a pavilion nestled amid billowing
clouds, surmounted by a phoenix carved in openwork. The arched
shaft is carved in high relief with a sinuous dragon in pursuit of a
flaming pearl. The stone is of an even pale greyish-white tone.
13º in. (33.8 cm.) long
HK$400,000-600,000 US$52,000-77,000
PROVENANCE
A French family collection
Sold at Christie’s Paris, 9 June 2015, lot 320
清十八 / 十九世紀 玉海屋添籌龍鳳呈祥紋如意
來源
法國家族舊藏
巴黎佳士得，2015 年 6 月 9 日，拍品 320 號
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