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士紳藏品

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A PALE GREEN JADE ‘BITTER-MELON’
WATER POT
19th century
Naturalistically carved as a bitter gourd, skilfully carved
around the exterior with a knobbly surface containing,
the fruit borne on a gnarled stalk further issuing a
smaller fruit and curling tendrils with a naturalistic
preying mantis and dragon-fly on the sides, the stone of
pale celadon tone. 10.7cm (4 1/4in) long; together with
a jade carving of a stylised phoenix, the stone of pale
tone with cloudy-white inclusions, wood stands.
14cm (5 1/2in) long. (4).
£3,000 - 5,000
CNY27,000 - 45,000
十九世紀 青白玉錦荔枝水盂

Provenance: an English private collection

來源： 英國私人收藏

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