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A SPINACH-GREEN JADE ‘PHOENIX’ DOUBLE A SPINACH-GREEN JADE ‘THREE FRIENDS OF
VASE WINTER’ VASE GROUP
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
carved in the form of two tree trunks, one face carved in carved in the form of a hollowed bamboo with small lingzhi
openwork with a phoenix standing on rocks and gnarled sprigs near the base, beside a hollowed tree trunk issuing
branches bearing clusters of pine needles, the other with gnarled pine branches and a larger lingzhi head issuing
further pine blossoms and bamboo shoots on the side, the gnarled braches bearing prunus blossoms, the stone of a
stone of a variegated green colour with dark specks light spinach-green colour with creamy veining and dark
Height 13.5 cm, 5¼ in. specks
Length 15 cm, 5⅞ in.
£ 6,000-8,000
HK$ 62,500-83,500 US$ 8,000-10,700 £ 8,000-10,000
HK$ 83,500-105,000 US$ 10,700-13,300
清十八/十九世紀 碧玉鳳紋竹節式花插
清十八/十九世紀 碧玉歲寒三友花插

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