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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 紳士藏品

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A MAGNIFICENT IMPERIAL WHITE JADE ‘PHOENIX’ VESSEL, GONG
Qianlong
The well-hollowed vessel rising from the back of a superbly carved high-relief
phoenix with claws clenched tightly underneath, its head crowned with a
stylised crest, its tail forming the handle intricately carved in openwork with
ruyi-shaped plumage and extending up around the vessel, the sides carved
in relief with spreading wings detailed with multiple layers of plumes and
archaistic scrollwork, the translucent lustrous white stone of an even tone with
faint russet inclusions.
18.8cm (7 1/2in) high
HK$8,000,000 - 12,000,000
US$1,000,000 - 1,500,000
清乾隆 御製白玉夔鳳紋觥

Provenance:
Luz Papasian (1915-2013), New York
Doyle, New York, 16 September 2013, lot 282
An important Asian private collection

來源：
紐約Luz Papasian舊藏（1915-2013年）
紐約Doyle，2013年9月16日，拍品編號282
重要亞洲私人收藏

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