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PROPERTY FROM THE JUNKUNC COLLECTION
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          A MOTTLED WHITE AND PALE BEIGE JADE CUP, ZHI        瓊肯珍藏
          LATE MING - EARLY QING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
                                                              明末清初　十六/十七世紀　龍鳳紋玉卮
          The cylindrical cup is raised on three feet carved in the form of a lion, an
                                                              來源:
          elephant and a ram, and is carved around the sides with an archaistic dragon
          and a phoenix against a ground of small bosses. One side has an angular   史蒂芬‧瓊肯三世 (1978年逝) 珍藏, 入藏於1958年前。
          handle carved with a clambering chilong. The stone is of a mottled white and   出版:
          pale beige color with chalky texture.a
                                                              A. Salmony,《Chinese Jade Through the Wei Dynasty》, 紐約, 1963年, 圖版
          3Ω in. (8.9 cm.) high                               編號 XXXVIII。
          $12,000-18,000
          PROVENANCE:
          Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978) Collection, before 1958.
          LITERATURE:
          A. Salmony, Chinese Jade Through the Wei Dynasty, New York, 1963, pl.
          XXXVIII.
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