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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
士紳藏品
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A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE ‘CHILONG’ WATER VESSEL Provenance: an Asian private collection
Qianlong
The cylindrical vessel supported on three feet in the shape of a 來源： 亞洲私人收藏
standing beast connected by a key-fret band, crisply carved with a
handle modelled in the form of a stylised chilong clambering and biting The present lot with its exquisite carving, unusual form and small
on the rim encircled by a relief band of scrolling foliage, above a bow- size is rare. The vessel is an example of archaism inspired by archaic
string band to the lower-middle section, the stone of an even pale tone bronzes and jades which the Qianlong Emperor greatly admired and
highlighted with russet inclusions, wood stand. appreciated, but reinterpreted by the Qing jade ateliers. A related but
9.9cm (3 7/8in) high. (3). larger green jade vessel and cover (17.9cm high), Qing dynasty, is
illustrated in the Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum:
£15,000 - 20,000 Jade, 10, Beijing, 2011, p.81, no.52.

CNY130,000 - 180,000
Compare also with a related but larger jade vessel, 17th/18th century,
which was sold at Christie’s New York, 17 March 2017, lot 1079.
清乾隆 白玉帶皮仿古夔龍耳三足小水盂

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