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A PALE CELADON JADE ‘DRAGON’
CIRCULAR BOX AND COVER
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD

the upper surface of the cover carved in relief with a frontal
three-clawed dragon writhing amidst trailing cloud scrolls, the
stone of a place celadon tone
(2)
10 cm, 4 in.

PROVENANCE
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 2017.
The quality of the jade from which this box has been
fashioned is highlighted through the restrained carving,
reserved only for the top of the cover with the rest of the
vessel left plain. Related boxes include one carved with birds
and a pomegranate tree, from the collection of Geo' rey C.
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Hughes, sold at Christie’s New York, 27 November 1991,
lot 191; one decorated with a peach spray, sold at Christie’s
London, 6th June 1988, lot 12; another carved with peony
blossoms, scrolling leaves and ribbon-tied leaves and raised on
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a ring foot, sold twice in our Hong Kong rooms, 30 November
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1980, lot 527 and 19 May 1987, lot 324; and a fourth example,
rendered with a hibiscus bloom and encircled by a band of
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petals, also sold in our Hong Kong rooms, 3 /4 December
2015, lot 443.
಴ £ 40,000-60,000
HK$ 442,000-665,000 US$ 56,500-84,500
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