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THE PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED FAMILY
          COLLECTION, NEW YORK
          ~1263
          A PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE
          FLATTENED BALUSTER VASE AND COVER
          The vase is carved on one narrow side with a
          pheasant perched at the base of a toy camellia
          plant while another pheasant perches on the knob
          of the corner. The neck is flanked by two beast-
          head handles suspending loose rings and the
          stone is of an even pale greenish-white tone.
          9r in. (23.7 cm.) high, hardwood stand
          $10,000-15,000
          PROVENANCE:
          Acquired prior to 1980 and thence by descent
          within the family.

          顯㈥家族珍藏
 紐☼
          青白玉雕花鳥紋獸首銜‍耳扁蓋瓶
          Ϝ源
          Ն藏於    年ע
 後於家族ҷ承


 1261 (two views)

 PROPERTY FROM A NORTH AMERICAN COLLECTION
 1261
 A PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE `MOTHER AND BOYS' GROUP
 18TH-19TH CENTURY
 Possibly functioning as a washer, the carving depicts an elegantly coiffed
 mother holding a washcloth and bathing a child in a basin while another child
 clings to one side and clutches a ruyi scepter.
 3 in. (7.7 cm.) long

 $8,000-12,000
 PROVENANCE:
 Acquired in New York, 1980s.

 北美珍藏
 清十八/十九世紀 青白玉雕親子樂擺件
 來源:
 入藏於紐約, 1980年代
 ANOTHER PROPERTY
 1262
 A GREYISH-WHITE JADE VASE AND COVER
 18TH-19TH CENTURY
 The vase is carved with bats flying amidst cloud vapors above a boy in relief to
 one side holding a floral branch. The scroll-form handles are decorated with
 perching cranes, one of which graps a lingzhi branch in its beak. The cover is
 surmounted by a recumbent lion.
 8º in. (21 cm.) high

 $10,000-15,000
 PROVENANCE:
 Private American collection, acquired prior to 1960.

 清十八/十九世紀 灰白玉福壽雙全蓋瓶
 來源:
 1262  美國私人珍藏, 入藏於1960年前                                                                                    353
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