Lot 21
  • 21

Vase couvert en jade blanc sculpté Chine, dynastie Qing, XIXE siècle

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
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Description

  • Jade blanc, socle en bois
de forme balustre quadrangulaire reposant sur une base rectangulaire, deux anses en forme de phénix soutenant des anneaux mobiles, à décor de panneaux sculptés d'oiseaux perchés sur des branches fleuries surmontés par des têtes de phénix, les côtés à décor de phénix archaïsants stylisés se répétant sur le socle en jade, le couvercle à décor d'animaux fabuleux et masques de taotie, socle en bois sculpté ; petite égrenure au col

Provenance

Yamanaka & co., inc., New York, 1940's

Exhibited

Special Exhibition of the Georges Estoppey Collection of Jade, Smithonian Institution, Washington D.C., 15th January-1st March 1942.

Condition

A tiny dent to the inner rim of the foot ; the actual color is slightly greener than the catalogue illustration would suggest.
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