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A fine archaistic jade dragon vessel, qi
Mid Qing dynasty
Worked in the form of an archaistic bronze vessel, the short foot
decorated with a band of keyfret scroll rising to a compressed oval body
with the waisted neck ending in a flaring rim, one side flanked with
an elaborate archaistic kui dragon handle, the sides with a frieze of
archaistic scroll and taotie motifs with two well-carved chi dragons in
high relief clambering up the sides towards the mouthrim.
14.8cm wide.
HK$300,000 - 500,000
US$39,000 - 65,000
清中期 玉雕雙螭抱瓶龍耳匜
Provenance 來源:
Sotheby’s Los Angeles, early 1970s
A Californian private collection

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