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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN 紳士藏品
168 Y
A LARGE PALE GREEN AND RUSSET JADE ‘LOTUS’ Provenance: an English private collection
WATERPOT AND COVER
18th century 來源：英國私人收藏
Naturalistically carved as a large well-hollowed lotus pod with fleshy
seeds, the centre with circular cover, all borne on large curling stems The fine craftsmanship of the present lot is particularly evident in
issuing further smaller lotus pods and unfurling leaves and lotus the remarkable skill necessary to carve the delicate cover to fit the
flower, the stone of pale green tone with some russet and milky-white waterpot. Compare with a pale green jade lotus leaf washer, Qing
inclusions, wood stand. dynasty, in the Qing Court Collection, illustrated in the Compendium
21cm (8 1/4in) wide (3). of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 10: Qing Dynasty, Beijing,
2011, no.195.
£5,000 - 8,000
CNY44,000 - 70,000
十八世紀 青玉雕蓮式水丞及蓋
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