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A N IMPRESSIVE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 清 白玉雙螭耳葫蘆瓶
ARCHAISTIC DOUBLE-GOURD VASE 《乾隆御製》仿款
QING DYNASTY
of flattened double-gourd form, the bulbous lower bulb
rising to a constricted waist and surmounted by a pear-
shaped upper bulb, flanked by a pair of dragon handles in
openwork, the beasts skillfully rendered with a sinuous body
terminating in clawed limbs and bifurcated tails, the stone
of an even white tone with occasional russet veins, engraved
to the base with a horizontal four-character Qianlong yuzhi
mark, wood cover and stand
21.8 cm, 8⅝ in.
HK$ 700,000-900,000
US$ 89,500-115,000
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