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A large white jade ‘bird and flower’ vase and cover
Late Qing/Republic period
The lustrous white stone finely formed as a simple baluster vase rising from rockwork and
elaborately embellished with a phoenix perched on a ledge amidst twisting branches of peony
blossom and leaves on one side, the other side with a pair of quails, one in flight and the
other sitting on a branch of leafy chrysanthemum, the handles each formed as a leafy peony
blossom and the cover similarly surmounted by peony and leaves.
13in (33cm) high
$50,000 - 70,000
Provenance
acquired in 1966 as per acquisition number 1966.320

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