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A WHITE JADE ‘ELEPHANT’ VASE AND
COVER
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG – JIAQING
PERIOD
the flattened ovoid body rising from a stepped foot to a
waisted neck and galleried rim, flanked by a pair of elephant
handles suspending loose rings, the elephants each with long
tusks flanking a curled trunk, worked in low relief around
the exterior of the vase with bands of ruyi heads around the
shoulder and just above the foot, the neck with a band of
circular pommels, all surmounted by a domed cover with
similar decoration and an elephant finial atop, the animal
standing four square and caparisoned with an elaborate
saddle, the stone of an even white tone, wood stand
30.8 cm, 12⅛ in.
HK$ 400,000-600,000
US$ 51,500-77,000
清乾隆至嘉慶 白玉象首銜環蓋瓶
