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Property from a West Coast Collection
 1228
 A WHITE JADE ARCHAISTIC
 VASE AND COVER
 QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
 12º in. (31.5 cm.) high, hardwood stand, cloth box
 $250,000-350,000

 The present vase is representative of the taste of
 the Qianlong Emperor most notably for its large
 size and even white tone. The appetite for white
 jade reached a climax during the mid-reign of
 the Qianlong Emperor with the supply of jade
 coming as a direct result of his desire for it. This
 supply came in the form of tributes primarily from
 the Khotan. Compare to another Qianlong white
 jade vase with identical phoenix handles from the
 Collection of Sir Quo-Wei Lee II sold at Sotheby’s
 Hong Kong, 8 October 2019, lot 110.
 美४西岸珍藏
 清̖隆 白玉ח仿۵紋帶蓋扁瓶
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