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A FINELY CARVED WHITE JADE ‘DRAGON’
WASHER
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
the rounded sides rising from a flat base and sweeping
up to an incurved rim, intricately worked to the exterior
in high relief depicting five ferocious five-clawed dragons
writhing and swooping amongst swirling clouds in pursuit
of ‘flaming pearls’, their scaly bodies extending to muscular
legs terminating in sharp claws, the base deftly worked as a
bed of tumultuous swirling waves, the well-polished interior
left undecorated accentuating the even white tone of the
translucent stone
10.7 cm, 4¼ in.
HK$ 400,000-600,000
US$ 52,000-77,500
清十八世紀 白玉雕雲龍紋洗
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