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THE PROPERTY OF AN ASIAN COLLECTOR
3029
A FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE CHAMPION
VASE
INCISED QIANLONG FOUR-CHARACTER FANGGU MARK AND OF
THE PERIOD (1736-1795)
The vessel is in the form of two tall cylinders carved in low relief
around the sides with raised bosses, ‘C’-curls, lappets and classic
borders joined on the reverse by twin handles below a dragon-
mask tab, divided by a recumbent bear with bifurcated tail
supporting an eagle with outstretched wings. The base of one vase
is carved the character Qianlong, while the other is carved with
fanggu, forming the four-character mark Qianlong fanggu, ‘Imitating
the Ancient (by Emperor) Qianlong’. The stone is of even white
tone.
5 ¡ in. (13.8 cm.) high, box
HK$1,800,000-2,500,000 US$240,000-320,000 fig. 1 Xiqing Gujian, 'Inspection of Antiques', juan 18
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PROVENANCE
Sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, 26 April 1999, lot 501

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