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3730
A GREEN JADE ARCHAISTIC EAR CUP
LATE MING DYNASTY
of oval section, worked with rounded sides resting on a
galleried splayed foot, the exterior densely decorated with a
frieze of scrollwork between rope-twist bands, interrupted by
a pair of loop handles, each surmounted by a mythical beast
mask, the base incised with a four-character inscription
reading yongshi zhi bao, later applied with Japanese kintsugi
restoration
14.9 cm, 5⅞ in.

PROVENANCE
Collection of Avery Brundage (1887-1975).
Sotheby’s London, 4th November 2009, lot 159.
HK$ 80,000-100,000
US$ 10,200-12,800

明末 青玉仿古臥蠶紋耳盃
底刻《永世之寶》

來源：
艾弗里．布倫戴奇（1887-1975年）收藏
倫敦蘇富比2009年11月4日，編號159

3731

A KHOTAN WHITE JADE ‘BAT’ EWER AND
COVER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
worked with a tapering body rising from a splayed foot to
a constricted neck and galleried mouth-rim, flanked by a
C-shaped handle and a curved spout, the body worked in low
relief on each side with a bat in flight and issuing wisps of
ruyi clouds, the domed cover surmounted by a circular finial
atop a stepped band, the stone of an even white colour with
faint icy and grey inclusions, wood stand
11.6 cm, 4⅝ in.

PROVENANCE
S. Bernstein & Co., San Francisco, label.
HK$ 150,000-200,000
US$ 19,200-25,500

清十八世紀 和闐白玉雲蝠紋蓋壺

來源：
S. Bernstein & Co.，三藩市（標籤）