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Impo rtant Chinese Art
New York |23 Sep 2020 | 09:00 AM EDT

Lot 664

A STRIATED GRAY JADE 'CHILONG' LANTERN AND A COVER, LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH / 17TH
CENTURY
Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 USD

A STRIATED GRAY JADE 'CHILONG' LANTERN AND A COVER
LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH / 17TH CENTURY
明末 十六 / 十七世紀 灰青玉開光透雕雲龍紋方燈籠配蓋

of rectangular section with a stepped shoulder and lower body expanding to frame a rectangular panel on each side, each panel
centered with an openwork medallion enclosing a pair of chilong roaming amidst scrolling clouds, the details of the bodies defined
in low relief, the stone a mottled icy gray with dark-chocolate-colored streaks, the rectangular pale celadon jade cover with an
upright shou medallion finial supported by four curved buttresses and set in a wood rim, wood stand (3)

Height 9⅛ in., 23.2 cm

Provenance
Collection of Rufus E. Moore (1840-1918).
American Art Association, New York, 27th January 1919, lot 213.
Collection of William Boyce Thompson (1869-1930), and thence by descent.

來源
Rufus E. Moore (1840-1918) 收藏
美國藝術聯盟，紐約，1919年1月27日，編號213
William Boyce Thompson (1869-1930) 收藏，此後家族傳承

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