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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY 女士藏品

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A LARGE PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE
‘CABBAGE, GRASSHOPPER AND CAT’ VASE
18th century
Naturalistically carved with overlapping layers of
foliated leaves, clambered over by a grasshopper
watched by a seated cat, the interior well hollowed,
wood stand.
20.5cm (8 in) high (2).
£3,000 - 5,000
CNY27,000 - 45,000
十八世紀 青玉蟈蟈白菜花插

Provenance: an English private collection, and
thence by descent

來源：英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今

Cabbage (cai 菜) is a homophone with the word for
wealth (cai 財). In addition, as a staple vegetable in
China, cabbage symbolised a humble life and was
highly regarded for its simplicity and unassuming
form.

A related jade ‘cabbage’ vase, Qing dynasty, is
illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures
from the Palace Museum, vol.8, Beijing, 2011,
p.221, pl.177.

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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 士紳藏品

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A VERY PALE GREEN JADE TRIPOD INCENSE
BURNER, DING
19th century
The hemispherical bowl raised on three short cabriole
legs issuing from mythical-beast masks, each side
crisply carved with an archaistic taotie mask, the
sides flanked by a pair of S-shaped handles curving
upward, the stone of pale celadon tone.
14.6cm (5 3/4in) wide.

£3,000 - 5,000
CNY27,000 - 45,000

十九世紀 青白玉仿古饕餮紋三足爐

Provenance: an Italian private collection

來源： 意大利私人收藏

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