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A sPINAch gReeN JAde hu IMITATINg
AN ARchAIc bRONZe, lATe MINg
China, 17th century. Of elegant pear form with the flattened sides
finely carved in deep relief to depict a taotie-mask below bands of
confronted C-scrolls, chilong and pendent cicada blades at the waisted
and lobed neck, flanked by a pair of phoenix head handles. Auction result comparison: For another jade Hu with Taotie masks see
Christies Hong Kong in Luminous Colours: Treasures from the Shorenstein
Collection, 1 December 2010, lot 2955, sold for HKD $250,000.
Provenance: From an English private estate.
condition: Excellent condition with a tiny nick to the lip and some 碧玉仿古壺，明末
nibbling to foot, old wear and natural imperfections to the stone. 中國，十七世紀。 優雅的梨形，扁平的側面深浮雕，腹部獸面紋，腰部和頸部上有
螭龍與蟬形葉片紋，兩側一對鳳凰執柄。
Weight: 297.2 g 來源：英國私人遺產
Dimensions: Height 12 cm 品相：品相極好，唇部輕微小磕損，足部一些磕裂，老磨損和天然缺陷。
重量：297.2 克
The opaque and mottled spinach green stone with streaks of light grey, 尺寸：高 12 厘米
black and russet, overall closely resembling the surface of a deeply
patinated, corroded and encrusted bronze, as it normally looks just after estimate euR 1.500,-
being excavated. Starting price EUr 750,-

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