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A RARE CARVED AGATE EAR CUP ᪺㢫 ῆ⠈」↛
YONGZHENG PERIOD (1723-1735)
᫉⪆⎷ݏ⡵Ὅ㱈卿ᆨ߰֎⯇ᶴջᶜ⪆⎷ǯݥս⇱⇢㫌
The vessel is thinly carved in the Han style. The oval bowl is with
Ꮀ卿㵲ᥑ⺧卿Ꮲ╖⡿⤤卿ㆁⰰ⡠↚ࣿ㿩ⰰⱤᙚᓡᛇݯԋ卿
two flat crescent moon-shaped handles projecting below the rim at
⯇Ꮀ㎜ǯ
the longer sides, resting on a curved oval base. The luminous stone
of attractive variegated tones is brilliantly polished, suffused with
ϝᬝ
vermillion-red patches and milky-white mottling.
3¡ in. (8.8 cm.) long, box ჺ ᝲ ᚚ㐟ᙻ㲞ᳰ
HK$160,000-200,000 US$22,000-38,000 㫇᫈༈ᅡᏒㅳ⇱⇢⎵ᆨ߰അ㍩卿Ԇ⻦ᙻஇ⛁ᘢ༈ࢷ⁒㩴卿जࣻ⩠Ƕ㫇
᫈厍᳖ӽᙔࢇഌཿǷ卿झ࢈卿 ჺ卿㮰 卿எ‸⤔⽚**
PROVENANCE ** ǯ
Acquired in Hong Kong, 17 November 1995
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