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A CELADON JADE ‘PRUNUS’ WASHER
17TH / 18TH CENTURY
the hollowed vessel skillfully carved in the form of a tree trunk
issuing gnarled leafy branches bearing prunus blossoms and
attendant buds, the lustrously polished stone of a grayish-
celadon tone with some icy-white inclusions
Width 5⅝ in., 14.2 cm
$ 10,000-15,000
752
753
A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE ‘PRUNUS’
WATERPOT
MING DYNASTY
the hollowed vessel naturalistically carved in the form of a tree
trunk issuing gnarled branches bearing prunus blossoms and
attendant buds, detailed to one side with a clambering chilong,
the softly polished stone with some black speckled inclusions
and russet veining, wood stand (2)
Width 3 in., 7.6 cm
$ 8,000-12,000
753
754
PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A BLACK AND WHITE JADE ‘DOUBLE-
GOURD’ WASHER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY
carved in the form of three double-gourds, the black portion
of the stone carved to form the vessel with scrolling leaves on
twisting vines carved to the underside, the white portion of the
stone carved as two smaller double-gourds borne on the same
vines, wood stand (2)
Width 3 in., 7.7 cm
$ 5,000-7,000
754
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