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PROPERTY FROM THE XINYANGTANG COLLECTION 清十八至十九世紀 青白玉浮雕遊龍觚式花插
A PALE CELADON JADE ‘DRAGON’ VASE, GU
QING DYNASTY, 18TH – 19TH CENTURY
of rhomboid section, worked after an archaic gu vessel, the
protruding central section surmounted by a tall flaring neck
and galleried rim, all resting atop a wide base depicted in the
form of waves crashing against rockwork, the exterior of the
vessel further decorated with a clambering dragon with its
head rested on the rim, its sinuous body extending across the
vessel, further adorned with a ‘flaming pearl’ and ruyi cloud
swirls, the stone of a pale celadon colour with icy inclusions,
wood stand
22.6 cm, 8⅞ in.
HK$ 600,000-800,000
US$ 77,000-103,000
194 SOTHEBY’S 蘇富比
