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1288 A WHITE JADE SEAL
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
The rectangular seal is carved on top with
the seated fgure of a boy holding a lotus,
and the base with a four-character seal
reading fang kuan yu tang. The stone is of
even white tone.
1¡ in. (3.6 cm.) high
$6,000-8,000
清 白玉童子鈕方章

(impression)

1288
A GREENISH-WHITE JADE
ZHADOU-FORM INCENSE BURNER
AND OPENWORK COVER
18TH CENTURY
The incense burner is raised on three knob
supports and carved around the sides
with three taotie masks below alternating
inverted archaistic cicadas and upright leaf
tips on the sides of the trumpet-shaped
mouth and a key-fret band around the rim.
The cover is carved in openwork with a
band of foliate scroll and is centered by a
separately made fnial of Yuan date carved
in openwork with deer and birds amidst
foliage. The stone is semi-translucent.
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high, wood stand, box
$10,000-15,000

PROVENANCE

The Fryers Collection of Chinese Art;
Christie’s London, 15 March 2012, lot 1.
清十八世紀 青玉饕餮紋奓斗連蓋