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PROPERTY FROM A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ESTATE
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A CELADON JADE ARCHAISTIC RHYTON
19th century Provenance
The lower portion of the beaker-form vessel carved to resemble the Sotheby’s, London, early 1980’s (by repute)
head of a dragon fish, the horns providing support for the rounded Ashkenazie and Company, San Francisco, 1989
base, the tail extending up to the side to form the handle, the upper
portion of the vessel emerging from the mouth of the dragon fish, The present lot takes it inspiration from Han dynasty jade cups, such
carved with four registers of archaistic decoration, and two chilong as the one found in the tomb of the King of Nanyue, illustrated in
clambering up the sides, one undercut the other in low relief, one Peter Y.K.Lam, ed., Jades from the Tomb of the King of Nanyue,
side of the vessel with traces of russet skin and conforming to the Hong Kong, 1991, pls.101-105. The archaic inspiration is apparent in
contours of the original green stone, with scattered white and brown the general form, as well as in the surface decoration.
inclusions.
5 1/8in (13cm) high

$20,000 - 30,000
十九世紀 青玉帶皮仿古鰲魚螭龍紋觥

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