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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
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AN IMPORTANT AND EXTREMELY RARE
IMPERIAL YELLOW JADE HANGING VASE AND
COVER, HETING YOU
QIANLONG INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL MARK AND OF THE
PERIOD (1736-1795)
The vase is in the form of an archaic bronze you, superbly carved
on each side with a ram’s head in high relief, the shoulders flanked
by a pair of loop handles enclosing an overarching rope twist
handle. The base is carved with the reign mark in seal script. The
interior base is incised with two pictorial characters he and ting.
The oval cover is surmounted by a bud finial, the underside incised
with three characters in seal script yong bao yong ‘To be eternally
treasured’. The material is of an attractive chestnut yellow tone
with areas of pale russet.
6 in (15.3 cm.) high, box
HK$12,000,000-18,000,000
US$1,600,000-2,300,000
PROVENANCE
The Jade Collector Gallery, Beverly Hills, 1994
The Harold E. Stack Collection of Chinese Jades

清乾隆 御製朱彩鐫黃玉雕提樑禾亭卣
「乾隆年製」篆書刻款

銘文：「永寶用」，「禾亭」
來源
The Jade Collector Gallery，比弗利山莊，1994年
Harold E. Stack中國玉器珍藏

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