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THE PROPERTY OF AN ASIAN PRIVATE
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                                                                                                             AN OPENWORK WHITE JADE
                                                                                                             HANGING VASE AND COVER
                                                                                                                   The vase is meticulously pierced and
                                                                                                                   carved with a quatrefoil body with
                                                                                                                   openwork panels on both broader sides,
                                                                                                                   flanked on either side with a pair of dragon
                                                                                                                   and phoenix in high relief connected by
                                                                                                                   scrolls with loose rings, fitted with a cover
                                                                                                                   surmounted by a dragon scroll, with two
                                                                                                                   chains issuing from the pheonix heads
                                                                                                                   terminating in a plaque pierced with kui
                                                                                                                   dragons. The translucent stone is of an
                                                                                                                   even tone with a slight celadon undertone.
                                                                                                                   11æ in. (30 cm.) high, wood stand, box

                                                                                                HK$80,000-120,000
                                                                                                US$11,000-16,000

                                                                                                             白玉鏤雕蓮紋龍鳳耳吊瓶

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