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ANOTHER PROPERTY
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A RARE CARVED AND INSCRIBED GREYISH-GREEN JADE HANDLE
QIANLONG-JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)
The handle is inscribed with a lengthy inscription and a signature
of Prince Yongxuan (1711-1799), followed by two seals, chen and
Xuan, all between ruyi borders. The open end is encircled by a
band of a striding chilong and two narrow rope-twist borders, and
the domed terminal is carved with a fower head above a band of
archaistic scrolls and pierced for a silk cord.
5¿ in. (13 cm.) long
$15,000-25,000
Yongxuan was the eighth son of the Qianlong Emperor, and, held a
number of high-ranking offcial appointments during the Jiaqing period.
The long inscription details his experience in hunting down a tiger at a
military camp.
清乾隆/嘉慶 灰青玉刻詩文拂塵柄
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