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A CELADON JADE ‘CHILONG’ DOUBLE
WASHER
LATE MING DYNASTY
carved as a pair of small conjoined cylindrical vessels with
three openwork chilong scaling the exterior, each detailed with
long bifurcated tails, the mythical beasts with front paws and
heads peering over the rim, the sides carved in shallow relief
with pines, peach trees, cranes, lingzhi, and two ! gures looking
up at the moon, each base with a recessed central medallion,
the stone light green with scattered inclusions
Length 3¾ in., 9.5 cm
$ 10,000-15,000
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