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822
AN ARCHAISTIC WHITE JADE VASE, HU
18th century
The exterior carved with taotie masks to
either side below an incised geometric
pattern band at the rim, the pale stone with
some russet and creamy inclusions.
8.7cm (3 3/8in) high

£8,000 - 12,000
HK$83,000 - 120,000
CNY71,000 - 110,000
Provenance: The Joan Barrow Collection
(label)

See a vessel of similar form and decoration,
dated 13th-15th century, illustrated in J.
Rawson et al, Chinese Jades Throughout the
Ages, The Oriental Ceramic Society, London,
1975, p.98, no.313.

The present lot is based on a bronze ritual
wine vessel, hu, the prototypes of which
appear from the Shang Dynasty (13th-12th
century BC) onwards.

822

823
A SMALL GREEN JADE FLORAL BOX
AND COVER AND A GREEN JADE
FLORAL PLAQUE
18th century
The box delicately carved with floral
and foliate designs, the pale stone with
creamy mottling; the plaque carved with a
blossoming prunus branch roundel within
a ruyi motif border, the reverse with two
apertures for fastening, wood stand.
The plaque 7.2cm (3in) diam. (3).
£1,000 - 1,500
HK$10,000 - 16,000
CNY8,800 - 13,000
Provenance: The box and cover: collection
of the Honourable Evelina Rothschild (1873-
1947), Swinton Grange, North Yorkshire,
823 England

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue. ASIAN ART - PART II | 281