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A FINELY CARVED SPINACH-GREEN JADE 'MARRIAGE BOWL' A carved spinach-green jade 'marriage bowl' with very similarly carved
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795) butterfy handles dated to the 18th Century was sold at Christie's Hong
The large bowl is skillfully carved with rounded sides rising from fve shallow Kong, 31 May 2010, lot 2088.
lobed feet. The thick sides are carved to the exterior in high-relief with large
chrysanthemum blossoms and leafy tendrils. The bowl is fanked with two
inticately carved butterfy handles suspending a loose ring, the outstretched 清乾隆 碧玉菊紋雙蝶活環耳洗
wings and long curling antennae spanning the fattened slightly everted rim.
The centre of the interior is similarly decorated with a single chrysanthemum 來源:
spray with large meandering leaves. The stone is of a dark spinach-green tone 英國私人珍藏
with white and grey inclusions.
10¬ in. (27 cm.) wide across handles, hongmu and padauk stand
£60,000-80,000 US$75,000-99,000
€68,000-90,000

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