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A MUGHAL-STYLE SPINACH-GREEN JADE ‘CHRYSANTHEMUM’ A SPINACH-GREEN JADE ‘TOAD AND MELON’ WATER POT
BOWL 19TH CENTURY
19TH CENTURY
清十九世紀 碧玉荷蟾福瓜水滴
清十九世紀 碧玉痕都斯坦風格菊式碗
The water pot is naturalistically carved in the form of a melon on a vine upon
The deep bowl with thin rounded sides is carved in the form of an open a large leaf, and the stopper is shaped as a small toad. The stone is of a deep
chrysanthemum fower, supported on a short foliate foot. The exterior of the green tone with russet and darker greenish-black fecks.
mouth rim is encircled by a band of stylised leaves and small fowers. The
semi-translucent stone is of a green tone with darker greenish-black fecks. 4¬ in. (11.7 cm.) long, wood stand
5 º in. (13.4 cm.) diam. £2,000-4,000 $3,100-6,100
€2,800-5,400
£3,000-5,000 $4,600-7,600
€4,100-6,800
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