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A SUPERB WHITE JADE ‘CHILONG’ VASE
AND COVER

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

The vase is carved on the body with a band of archaistic
scroll comprising a pair of confronting chilong on each
side, the neck with a frieze of pendent trefoils and
around the foot with a register of upright ruyi-heads.
The shoulder and neck are flanked by a pair of dragon-
head handles with loose rings. The cover is similarly
carved with a band of trefoils below an openwork finial
in the form of a coiling dragon.
7 Ω in. (19 cm.) high, wood stand, Japanese double
wood boxes

HK$800,000-1,000,000
US$110,000-130,000

清乾隆
白玉雕螭龍如意紋龍啣活環耳蓋瓶

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