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A RARE WHITE JADE ‘DRAGON’ AND ‘BAJIXIANG’ VASE AND
COVER, HU
18th century
Of flattened hu form, exquisitely carved in relief to each side with
a full-faced five-clawed dragon coiled around a ‘flaming pearl’ and
encircled by the eight Buddhist emblems, bajixiang amidst lush ruyi-
head clouds, all between a key-fret band at the rim and a band of
overlapping lappets at the foot, the domed cover carved with four bats
in flight amidst scrolling clouds surmounted by a knop finial in the form
of a lotus bud, the waisted neck flanked by a pair of phoenix handles,
the well-polished stone of even white tone and brown inclusions.
27.8cm (10 7/8in) high. (2).
HKD600,000 - 800,000
US$77,000 - 100,000

十八世紀 白玉雕雲龍八吉祥紋雙鳳耳蓋瓶

Provenance:
A distinguished Asian private collection

來源：
顯赫亞洲私人收藏

Image after P. Schneeberger, The Baur Collection,
Geneva: Chinese Jades and Other Hardstones,
Geneva, 1976, no.B91.
瑞士鮑爾基金會收藏

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