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A RARE YELLOW JADE ARCHAISTIC 清十八世紀 黃玉仿古龍紋瑞獸背瓶蓋瓶
‘MYTHICAL BEAST’ VASE AND COVER
來源：
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
得自坂本五郎，2007年
the substantial boulder skilfully worked after a guang vessel,
resting atop a recumbent mythical beast with its head turned
backwards, the vessel centred with a protruding section
resting on a splayed foot and surmounted by a tall flaring
neck tapering into a rounded spout on one side, the other with
a handle in the form of an archaistic kui dragon, the central
section further decorated in low relief with stylised archaistic
birds rendered in scrollwork, the design echoed on the exterior
of the well-fitted domed cover, all below a facetted finial, the
stone of a warm attractive yellow colour with russet patches
and celadon inclusions, wood stand
23.1 cm, 9⅛ in.
PROVENANCE
Acquired from Sakamoto Gorō in 2007.

HK$ 1,200,000-1,800,000
US$ 154,000-231,000

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