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A MUGHAL-STYLE WHITE JADE
‘CHRYSANTHEMUM’ DISH
18th century
Crisply and thinly carved from translucent
white stone with six rows of slender petals
radiating from the central roundel with stylised
seed heads, the underside also worked
with petals with one row forming a thin foot.
11.5cm (4 1/2in) diam.

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,700 - 13,000 HK$9,800 - 15,000

Provenance
A distinguished European private collection,
and thence by descent

For a related Mughal-style white jade
chrysanthemum-shaped dish, 18th century,
in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, see
Exquisite Beauty: Islamic Jades, Taipei, 2007,
p.207.

Compare with a larger Mughal-style celadon
jade chrysanthemum dish, 18th century, sold
at Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, 24-25 November
2014, lot 1327.

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A GREEN JADE TWO-HANDLED CUP
AND TRAY
Late Ming Dynasty
The cup carved to the exterior with archaistic
motifs, flanked with two flanged loop handles,
the hexagonal tray carved in low relief with
two writhing dragons amongst leafy tendrils
and a shou symbol. 21.5 cm (8 1/2in) wide
(2).

£4,000 - 6,000
CNY35,000 - 52,000 HK$39,000 - 59,000

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A PALE GREEN JADE ‘PRUNUS’ CUP
Late Ming Dynasty
The flared cup carved in low relief with
prunus blossom to the exterior, flanked with
naturalistic loop handles, the stone of a
mottled celadon hue.
11cm (4 1/4in) wide

£1,500 - 2,000
CNY13,000 - 17,000 HK$15,000 - 20,000

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