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A LARGE WHITE JADE ‘DRAGON’
VASE
QING DYNASTY
of fanggu-form, the bulbous central section
carved with taotie masks, upright cicada blades
accentuating the ared neck, the lower section
of the vase enveloped in turbulent waves carved
in high relief, a scaly dragon emerging from the
watery depths in pursuit of a ‘ aming pearl’
suspended in the creature’s ascending breath,
the milky-white stone with bu mottling and dark
brown markings, wood stand (2)
Height 10⅜ in., 26.3 cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Joseph J. Schedel (d. 1981), Ohio.
Christie’s New York, 2nd December 1989, lot 245.
S. Bernstein & Co., San Francisco.
$ 50,000-70,000
Joseph J Schedel 1981 245
1989 12 2
S Bernstein Co
