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A PALE CELADON JADE WATER DROPPER
Ming dynasty
The hollow water dropper carved in the form of a crouching mythical
beast with a bifurcated tail and a broad flat head, detailed with a pair
of curved horns, pointed ears, and round eyes with bushy eyebrows,
the mouth open to reveal its tongue and fangs, the circular opening on
its back surrounded by scrolls and fitted with a stopper in the form of a
miniature coiled beast, the stone with russet staining.
3in (7.8cm) long

$12,000 - 18,000
明 青白玉瑞獸式水滴

Provenance:
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 8 April 2010, lot 1915
Christie’s Paris, 13 June 2013, lot 205

來源：
香港蘇富比，2010年4月8日，拍賣編號1915
巴黎佳士得，2013年6月13日，拍賣編號205

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