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A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'DRAGON AND PEARL' CARVING
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The group is fnely carved in the round with a stylised dragon coiled amongst
crashing waves and lingzhi-shaped clouds. Its jaws open for a large faming
pearl. The jade is of a pale white tone with russet inclusions.
2½ in. (6.5 cm.) long
£6,000-8,000 US$8,000-11,000
€7,000-9,200
PROVENANCE:
The Dizang Studio Collection, Taipei, acquired in Taipei between the1980s
and 1990s.
清十七/十八世紀 白玉帶皮龍吐珠把件
來源: 地藏山房珍藏,台北,於1980至1990年代之間購自
台北
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