Un Vase 'Zun' en jade vert d'eau Chine, Dynastie Qing, XVIIE-XVIIIE siècle

sculpté à décor en relief de masques de taotie, les arêtes en forme de Qilong stylisés



 

A chip of 4 mm inside the foot rim. Another restored of approx 6mm near the lower angle on the upper left rim edge of the illustration in the catalogue (showing on the illustration in the catalogue). Otherwise in good condition. Please feel free to use the zoom feature on our internet site www.sothebys.com to see better details of the item than on the catalogue photographs.
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Un exemple similaire en néphrite d'époque Ming est illustré dans l'ouvrage Jade Artifact Collection in the Palace Museum, Compiled by The Palace Museum, Forbidden City Publishing House, 1996, p. 130, n° 113