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PROPERTY FROM THE WU MAODING FAMILY
COLLECTION
1671
A PALE GREEN JADE ARCHAISTIC VASE
AND COVER
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The vase is carved in low relief on each
side of the fattened body with a taotie mask
between key-fret borders, and on the neck
with pendent blades between the pair of
dragon-scroll handles. The rims, and rim of
the cover are incised with bands of key fret.
The stone is of soft, pale sea-green color.
11¬ in. (29.5 cm.) high
$12,000-18,000
PROVENANCE
Wu Maoding (b. 1850) Collection, and
thence by descent within the family.
清十八/十九世紀 青白玉仿古饕餮紋扁蓋壺
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