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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
3009
A WHITE JADE ’CHILONG’ RHYTON
LATE MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY
The stone is well carved with the vessel emerging
from the jaws of a dragon-carp with its twisted,
bifurcated tail forming a handle to one side. Two
chilong are depicted coiling around the exterior with
another dragon clambering up the side and peering
over the rim. The semi-translucent stone is of a
pale greyish-white tone with some minor russet
inclusions.
5 ¬ in. (14.5 cm.) high

HK$150,000-260,000 US$20,000-33,000

ᓒᒞ ⅮἕͲ۶㢰⹰⹂、
ℱ㈝⎷㕇ӳ༶Ӵ⚉卿⎷ᄓἃӬ⊿℡卿ᆌऑव߅⎷
㵲卿⎷೅ս㩽⤇↱㫡⡠卿ऑᯒஉ୪⡠Ӭॶ卿Ӳ
㪶㵶᱙㫌Ǯ⛁㫌ぞ⽏ᗫ⥴ം೅ǯぞ⽏⎏㯔㛑१ᢳ
ᆨ卿ἃݱ௛ᛮᚺ㰍ᡟǯ㯸ַ⎏ℱ㈝जࣻ⩠झ࢈ᘢ
༈Ꮢ⻦⠵ℱ㐏Ӭ׾卿ݯ⡠㱈⯝᫉ࢦߎ⏟㘆卿ዂ⊿
℡ཫ⛘ה᱙㫌㺨㺠卿㇦Ƕᘾ഍ᡟ⁒ěԋஇ᫓ջℱ
଍ཌྷ㍡Ƿ卿झ࢈卿 ჺ卿எ ě ě 卻ॲː卼厎
ഌⲖࢷ⁒㱦⻦Ӭ׾卿ݯᬘ׾㖅᫉༶㨫卿ֿ⡠㱈ࣿ
ݯׁ཭⯝᫉ࢦߎ㯸ַ卿㇦+FTTJDB 3BXTPO Ƕ$IJOFTF
+BEF GSPN UIF /FPMJUIJD UP UIF 2JOHǷ卿ٳᘹ卿
ჺ卿⤔⽚ 厎Ⴃ㿰म⧻ࢷ⁒㱦Ӭ׾卿㇦ែᙹ㪃≢
ໝᝯཿ㈇Ƕ$IJOFTF +BEF 5ISPVHIPVU UIF "HFTǷஎ
㢙卿ٳᘹ卿 ჺ卿⤔⽚ 厎ݻӬ׾ᐽ㐈ᙻ㲞ᳰ
⼖༛ᬘ卿 ჺ ᝲ ᚚ卿ᐽ৅ ⽚ǯ

fig. 1 Collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei
எӬ இ⛁ᘢ༈ࢷ⁒㩴⻦৅

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