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A WHITE AND RUSSET JADE SNUFF
561 Y BOTTLE
A LARGE YELLOW JADE CARVED SNUFF 19th century
BOTTLE With a flat mouth rim and slightly recessed
Qing Dynasty base, the globular, tapering bottle thinly
With a concave lip and recessed base, the carved, the front incised with three Oracle
front carved in low relief with a scholar playing Bone-type characters and the phrase 于持壺
a zither under a pine tree, coral stopper, yu chi hu, coral stopper, wood stand. 5.1cm
together with an openwork wood stand, box. (2in) high (4).
6.7cm (2 5/8in) high (3). £800 - 1,200
£800 - 1,200 CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$8,000 - 12,000
CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$8,000 - 12,000
Provenance 561
Purchased from Yung Feng Arts & Crafts Co.
on 1 November 1976 (facsimile of receipt) 562
AN AGATE WINE CUP
562 18th/19th century
The hemispherical cup finely carved from a
translucent stone with ‘thumbprint’ inclusions,
raised on a small flaring foot; together with
a spinach green jade snuff dish, box. 7.8cm
(3in) diam. (3).
£800 - 1,200
CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$8,000 - 12,000
Provenance
Purchased from Yung Feng Arts & Crafts Co.
on 30 November 1975 (facsimile of receipt)

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