A RETICULATED JADEITE AND SPINACH JADE PERFUMIER AND A COVER 20TH CENTURY

of circular form, the sides carved with an interlocking ruyi head design, set on a spinach-green jade stand with four ruyi feet, the cover a white jade plaque carved with a phoenix among flowering prunus inset within a spinach-green jade ring (2)

Gift of the Carolyn C. Rowland Trust (accession no. 2013.32a-b).

The cover with a tine flake chip to the rim of the white jade plaque and a series of small nicks along the inner edge of the green jade ring. The vessel is in overall good condition with expected wear and scattered nicks along the rims and edges.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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For the Qianlong prototype, see the celadon jade perfumier in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum - Jadeware (III), Hong Kong, 1995, pl. 39.