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THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTION
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A WHITE JADE CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The top of the cover is carved in shallow relief with two archaistic dragons
centered on a pearl. The box is carved in relief with a band of repetitive
lappets and raised on a circular foot ring. All carved from stone of even
milky-white tone.
2 1.4 in. (5.7 cm.) diam, wood stand and Japanese wood box
$20,000-30,000
PROVENANCE
Mayuyama & Co., Ltd., Tokyo, acquired between 1960-1969.
Sotheby’s New York, 19-20 March 2013, lot 40.
清十八/十九世紀 白玉拐子龍紋蓋盒
(another view)
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