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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE GERARD ARNHOLD
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A GREYISH-WHITE AND RUSSET JADE ‘DRAGON’ VASE AND COVER
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The high-shouldered vase of oval section is carved in high relief with a front-facing scaly
dragon reaching for a faming pearl on one side and with three bats amidst scrolling clouds on
the reverse, all above crashing waves carved on the base. The cover is carved with two further
bats and a rope-twist-form fnial. The stone is of pale greyish-white color with some black
speckling and areas of pale russet color.
6æ in. (17.2 cm.) high
$8,000-12,000
PROVENANCE
Christie’s London, 5 June 1995, lot 345.
The Gerard Arnhold (1918-2010) Collection, São Paolo.
清十八/十九世紀 灰白玉雕遊龍戲珠紋蓋瓶
60 FINE CHINESE JADE CARVINGS from Private Collections
